trailless
- adjective
- /ˈtreɪləs/
Examples
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In short, the only way you can feel what the jungle is, is to be in it, trailless, to realize in panic that it is implacably uncooperative, that it will not lift a finger in your behalf, that it has all the resources to destroy you, and that it is only a matter of time before your resistance wanes to a Kurtzian madness.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the trailless wilderness, hikers must rely on their instincts to navigate through the thick underbrush.
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The explorer ventured into a trailless area, where the dense foliage made it challenging to find a way forward.
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Camping in a trailless region requires careful planning, as there are no established paths to guide travelers.
Synonyms
An area with no road or path and no sign of travel
A place with no clear ways to walk
In a place with no path or track for walking
Land where people do not walk, often far from towns
A place that no one has walked on
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trailless breaks into trail meaning 'path' and the ending -less meaning 'without', so a trailless place is one with 'no path' to follow; that's why hikers need a map and compass in trailless country.