chartless

American

[chahrt-lis] / ˈtʃɑrt lɪs /

adjective

uncharted or unknown.

chartless regions of space.

chartless British

/ ˈtʃɑːtlɪs /

adjective

not mapped; uncharted

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Etymology

Origin of chartless

First recorded in 1800–10; chart + -less

Example Sentences

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And there they would hang in chartless nothing, seemingly without speed or left or right or top or bottom, until as suddenly as ever the copper penny glowed and the serpents writhed.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

He is steering on a chartless sea with no compass....

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

In all the chartless future, freedom was the one thing for which she longed.

From Eden An Episode by Saltus, Edgar

But how about those deeper-draft, chartless sailing craft?

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.

It is not to be supposed, however, that by this admission Elsie was allowed to plunge chartless into light literature.

From Geordie's Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life by Rae, Mrs. Milne

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