passengerlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpas(ᵻ)n(d)ʒələs/, U.S.

/ˈpæs(ə)ndʒərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: passenger n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < passenger n. + -less suffix.

That carries or contains no passengers; having no passengers.

ΚΠ

1846 Morning Advertiser 26 Dec. 2/6 Pacing up and down the inn yard he examines, with unwonted interest, the horseless, passengerless coaches waiting their hour to disperse themselves east, north, west, and south.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 11 Dec. 6/3 One would almost imagine that the running of a passengerless train from station to station,..would ‘grow’ on the conductors.

1952 R. Finlayson Schooner came to Atia 110 He was soon back, passengerless.

1975 F. Exley Pages from Cold Island iv. 47 In the off-season of early June, a seven A.M. flight would be practically passengerless.

1994 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 3/2 The refit began officially when the liner sailed passengerless from New York to Hamburg.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passengerless
释义	passengerlessadj. Brit. /ˈpas(ᵻ)n(d)ʒələs/, U.S. /ˈpæs(ə)ndʒərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: passenger n., -less suffix. Etymology: < passenger n. + -less suffix. That carries or contains no passengers; having no passengers. ΚΠ 1846 Morning Advertiser 26 Dec. 2/6 Pacing up and down the inn yard he examines, with unwonted interest, the horseless, passengerless coaches waiting their hour to disperse themselves east, north, west, and south. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 11 Dec. 6/3 One would almost imagine that the running of a passengerless train from station to station,..would ‘grow’ on the conductors. 1952 R. Finlayson Schooner came to Atia 110 He was soon back, passengerless. 1975 F. Exley Pages from Cold Island iv. 47 In the off-season of early June, a seven A.M. flight would be practically passengerless. 1994 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 3/2 The refit began officially when the liner sailed passengerless from New York to Hamburg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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