trailside
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of trailside
First recorded in 1940–45; trail ( def. ) + side 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Kim Sieb, a former national park ranger turned vortex tour guide and spiritual healer, became the owner of Sedona Mystical Tours in 2020 after the former owner approached her at a trailside parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
It’s not just his astonishingly off-putting trailside manner.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
Stop to catch your breath and admire the trillium blooming along the trailside.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Two hours of steady uphill brought us to the Col du Taibit, a knife-shaped outcropping marked by a trailside shrine to the Virgin Mary.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
I left my pack propped against a big rock at the trailside and went with our water bottles and the filter down to the pond edge and filled up.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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