trackless

trackless
track ► NOUN 1) a rough path or minor road. 2) a prepared course or circuit for racing. 3) a mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing. 4) a continuous line of rails on a railway. 5) a section of a record, compact disc, or cassette tape containing one song or piece of music. [ORIGIN: originally referring to a groove on a gramophone record.] 6) a strip or rail along which something (e.g. a curtain) may be moved. 7) a continuous articulated metal band around the wheels of a heavy vehicle. 8) the transverse distance between a vehicle's wheels.
► VERB 1) follow the course or movements of. 2) (track down) find after a thorough or difficult search. 3) follow a particular course. 4) (of a film or television camera) move in relation to the subject being filmed. [ORIGIN: with reference to early filming when a camera was moved along a track.]
● keep (or lose) track of — Cf. ↑lose track of
● make tracks (for) — Cf. ↑make tracks for
● on the right (or wrong) track — Cf. ↑on the wrong track
● stop (or be stopped) in one's tracks — Cf. ↑stop in one's tracks
● the wrong side of the tracks — Cf. ↑the wrong side of the tracks
DERIVATIVES trackless adjective.
ORIGIN Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek 'draught, drawing' .

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  • Trackless — Track less, a. Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a trackless desert. [1913 Webster] To climb the trackless mountain all unseen. Byron. [1913 Webster] {Track less*ly}, adv. {Track less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trackless — [traklis] adj. 1. a) without a track, trail, or path [a trackless wilderness] b) leaving no track, or trail 2. not running on tracks [a trackless trolley]: cf. TROLLEY BUS …   English World dictionary

  • trackless — tracklessly, adv. tracklessness, n. /trak lis/, adj. 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. [1650 60; TRACK + LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • trackless — adj. Trackless is used with these nouns: ↑wilderness …   Collocations dictionary

  • trackless — adj. 1 without a track or tracks; untrodden. 2 leaving no track or trace. 3 not running on a track. Phrases and idioms: trackless trolley US a trolleybus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trackless train — Not to be confused with road train. A trackless train in Tenerife A trackless train (or land train, parking lot tram, Dotto train, Tschu Tschu train or Thomas) is a road going articulated vehicle used for the transport of passengers, comprising a …   Wikipedia

  • trackless — adjective see track I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trackless — adjective a) not running on tracks b) not having tracks or paths; untrodden …   Wiktionary

  • trackless — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wild, untrodden, uninhabited; see pathless …   English dictionary for students

  • trackless — track·less || træklɪs adj. not leaving behind tracks, not leaving marks; untrodden, not yet walked upon …   English contemporary dictionary

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