trackless

[ trak-lis ]

/ ˈtræk lɪs /

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adjective

without a track, as a snow-covered meadow.

not making or leaving a track: The rain rendered the route trackless.

not on tracks: a trackless vehicle.

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Origin of trackless

First recorded in 1650–60; track + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM trackless

track·less·ly, adverbtrack·less·ness, noun

Words nearby trackless

tracking shot, tracking station, tracking system, tracklayer, tracklaying, trackless, trackless trolley, track lighting, trackman, track meet, trackpad

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How to use trackless in a sentence

For anyone unfamiliar with the trackless ride experience, that alone is a bit of a thrill, as you’re not tethered to a visible path or linked to the cars nearby as you maneuver through various, high-energy scenarios.
I Rode the New Ratatouille Ride at Disney World Before Everyone Else and It Smelled Amazing|Amanda Kludt|September 30, 2021|Eater
The ride consists of rat-shaped trackless cars that weave through different scenes and spaces as you and Remy are chased through the restaurant of the film.
I Rode the New Ratatouille Ride at Disney World Before Everyone Else and It Smelled Amazing|Amanda Kludt|September 30, 2021|Eater
The miniature trackless holiday train will still run but without riders.
NYC for the holidays: The city’s classic traditions have been tweaked for the times|Andrea Sachs|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Sad faery blossoms secret scents distil In trackless solitudes; nor ever will The lone anemone her lover find!
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier

She liked to turn off the road and gallop across the trackless ways, sometimes frightening rabbits and coyotes from the sagebrush.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
Their way led through a comparatively trackless desert, and they travelled nearly the whole night through deep sand.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
You do not contemplate dragging them hither through trackless wastes to greet friends they have never known as you have?
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey
Not only was he thoroughly at home in the trackless forests, but he could also talk several Indian languages.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for trackless

trackless

/ (ˈtræklɪs) /

adjective

having or leaving no trace or traila trackless jungle

(of a vehicle) using or having no tracks

Derived forms of trackless

tracklessly, adverbtracklessness, noun

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