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.
Other Word Forms
- carlessness noun
Example Sentences
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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
He said the new flyover would also ease traffic, though it was unclear whether this should matter to people who are largely carless and rarely travel beyond the neighborhood.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2022
Going carless isn't an option for Mandy, but she is trying to use it less.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2022
It is fitting that a current council member, Andrew Lewis, reawakened the debate with a November tweet calling the carless idea a “big priority for 2022.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2021
That foremost one of Vrishni's race, viz., the heroic Satyaki, the chief of the Satwata clan, was vanquished by Karna and made carless.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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