carlessadj.
/ˈkɑːləs/, U.S. /ˈkɑrləs/ Not possessing or provided with a motor car; without a car or cars.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [adjective] > without a car or cars
carless1916
1916 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 3 June 4/2 (advt.) Many car-less people have babies.
1927 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 696/1 The transport problem—for of course I was carless—was solved by the arrival of Bosworth, one of whose cars I instantly seized.
1970 Daily Tel. 26 Nov. 16/6 Car-less shopping areas.
2010 Independent 4 Sept. 41/2 I was holidaying with my wife in the Lake District, carless.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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