raillessadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪlləs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪ(l)ləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rail n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < rail n.² + -less suffix. Compare railwayless adj. at railway n. Derivatives.

Lacking or not needing rails; having no railway.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > having no railway

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1851 Daily Free Democrat (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 19 Feb. Reckless with delight we ventured upon the rail-less lower deck, and there..we watched the huge rollers thundering beneath us.

1887 J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road vii. 123 The railless, almost roadless downs.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 11 Mar. 7/2 Considerable amusement was created among the crowded audience by the pictures of bygone ‘railless engines’.

1937 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Sept. 5/4 Situated 70 feet below the streets of London the railway operates automatically—its railless trams carrying their loads of letters and parcels by day and night.

1981 Daily Tel. 6 June 11/3 It will be sad..to see the rail-less cutting and the crumbling station.

2006 Archit. Rec. (Nexis) Apr. 128 (caption) A set of railless, wood stairs, cantilevered from one wall, give the space a floating quality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	railless
释义	raillessadj. Brit. /ˈreɪlləs/, U.S. /ˈreɪ(l)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rail n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < rail n.² + -less suffix. Compare railwayless adj. at railway n. Derivatives. Lacking or not needing rails; having no railway. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > having no railway railless1851 1851 Daily Free Democrat (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 19 Feb. Reckless with delight we ventured upon the rail-less lower deck, and there..we watched the huge rollers thundering beneath us. 1887 J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road vii. 123 The railless, almost roadless downs. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 11 Mar. 7/2 Considerable amusement was created among the crowded audience by the pictures of bygone ‘railless engines’. 1937 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Sept. 5/4 Situated 70 feet below the streets of London the railway operates automatically—its railless trams carrying their loads of letters and parcels by day and night. 1981 Daily Tel. 6 June 11/3 It will be sad..to see the rail-less cutting and the crumbling station. 2006 Archit. Rec. (Nexis) Apr. 128 (caption) A set of railless, wood stairs, cantilevered from one wall, give the space a floating quality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851
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