carless
Americanadjective
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without a car; not possessing or having use of a car.
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free of or lacking cars.
Other Word Forms
- carlessness noun
Example Sentences
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Beyond it, a hiker or snowshoer finds several miles of carless, unplowed path, with mountains rising to your left and half-frozen Rush Creek and Silver Lake to the right.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Accounts of popular “vanlifers,” as they are known, are an infinite reservoir of gorgeous, unpeopled scenery previously encountered only in desktop backgrounds: sunrise canyons, sunset oceans, high-noon highways that stretch on, carless, forever.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
Going carless isn't an option for Mandy, but she is trying to use it less.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2022
It is fitting that a current council member, Andrew Lewis, reawakened the debate with a November tweet calling the carless idea a “big priority for 2022.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2021
Beholding him carless, Pandu's son of immeasurable soul, displaying the lightness of his hands, covered him with winged arrows.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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