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

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

To quote the bush pilots, who never took off for a flight into the trackless wilderness without some, just in case their plane went down: “Best damn fire starter you ever saw!”

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2020

The forest was trackless and nobody in the village knew what was on the other side.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Related Words

• impenetrable
• insurmountable