Meanings
- not comparableWithout a train (in various senses).
Mr Ray Buckton, the Aslef boss, is as miserable as most trainless commuters, though most of the public sees him as the villain.
1982, The Economist, Volume 284, page 433 more examples
At the radiant point itself, it was a subject of general remark, the meteors appeared trainless, and shone out for a moment like so many stars...
1867, The Popular science review, Volume 6, page 82The silk and satin dresses—all sleeveless, trainless, and above the ankle—spun out a lightness, a feeling of romance and hope.
2007, Gioia Diliberto, The collection, page 253There is a bittersweet finality to ending our tour at Burnham-on-Sea, and a distinct end-of-an-era feeling that comes with a visit to the now-trainless and steamer-less, quaint seaside town.
2020 October 21, Dr Joseph Brennan, “From the main line and over the waves”, in Rail, page 61
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
- Latintrahere
- Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
- Old Frenchtraïner
- Old Frenchtrain
- Middle Englishtrayne
- Englishtrain
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishtrainless
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Cite this entry
trainless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainless
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