trackless

American  

[trak-lis] / ˈtræk lɪs /

adjective

1. without a track, as a snow-covered meadow.

2. not making or leaving a track.

   The rain rendered the route trackless.

3. not on tracks.

   a trackless vehicle.

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trackless British  

/ ˈtræklɪs /

adjective

1. having or leaving no trace or trail

   a trackless jungle

2. (of a vehicle) using or having no tracks

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Other Word Forms

• tracklessly adverb
• tracklessness noun

Etymology

Origin of trackless

First recorded in 1650–60; track + -less

Example Sentences

Yet in 1941, the city’s last “antiquated” orange streetcar had been replaced with diesel buses and electric trackless trolleys.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Later on, I marveled at a fleet of Teslas moving on trackless platforms across the floor, almost beckoning me to get inside them like a ride at Disney World.

From The Verge • Apr. 14, 2022

Robotics, digital trickery, trackless rides — modern theme parks are full of technological innovations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2021

Recently he and his staff were looking at public transport options and encountered a video about trackless trams created by Peter Newman, a researcher at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute in Perth, Australia.

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2021

He left the path presently and pressed through the trackless growth of rushes and bushes, which he seemed to know as well as Ranofer knew the Street of the Crooked Dog.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Related Words

• impenetrable
• insurmountable