carless
Americanadjective
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without a car; not possessing or having use of a car.
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free of or lacking cars.
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Beyond it, a hiker or snowshoer finds several miles of carless, unplowed path, with mountains rising to your left and half-frozen Rush Creek and Silver Lake to the right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
“Foot ferries” or “water taxis” have a reliable on-time track record, and make it much easier to go carless and get where we are going using public transit.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
But for secular Israeli Jews, Yom Kippur is a rare chance to experience their country as a silent, carless playground, and to establish their own secular customs in the process.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
Going carless isn't an option for Mandy, but she is trying to use it less.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2022
Seeing Nakula carless, the mighty car-warrior Sutasoma, the son of Draupadi, rushed to that spot for rescuing his sire in battle.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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