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roadless

American  
[rohd-lis] / ˈroʊd lɪs /

adjective

  1. not having or using any roads.

  2. for or relating to areas not serviced by roads.


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Vulnerable areas included roadless stretches in the northern reaches of the Angeles National Forest, which offer recreation opportunities to millions of people living in the Los Angeles Basin and protects wildlife corridors, the group said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

The migration routes hug the Darien's northern coast on the Caribbean Sea, which offers the most direct path to traverse the roadless jungle.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2023

Instead, it’s a program designed for those living in rural and largely roadless Alaska, with separate forecasts for mariners, aviators and residents to help decide whether they can safely hunt, fish or fly.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Panama will use previously U.S.-donated helicopters to increase aerial patrols of the largely roadless region, but stressed that it was a Panamanian operation.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

It was a small plane, the type bush pilots use to carry people over the roadless tundra and across the rugged mountains of Alaska where cars cannot go.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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