trailside

or trail-side

[ treyl-sahyd ]

noun

1. the side or border of a trail.

adjective

1. on or near the side of a trail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trailside¹

First recorded in 1940–45; trail ( def ) + side ¹( def )

Example Sentences

In the future, I’m going to change that with a bounce box, a cache of goods like larger shampoo bottles or reusable razors I can repeatedly mail to myself as I hike between trailside post offices.

From Outside Online

The resort is encouraging overnight guests who are staying trailside to use their rooms as their own private day lodges, freeing up space in the lodge for day guests.

From Fortune

It was also impossible for the car to go around the tree, on account of the rocky ground at the trailside.

From Project Gutenberg

Just as Hank disappeared, a form tore through the bushes close to the trailside and rushed for the car.

From Project Gutenberg

And ahead of him, and amongst the trailside bush, he beheld nothing but this rising flood.

From Project Gutenberg

Together they started for the trailside, and the wooded slope leading to the gap.

From Project Gutenberg