without trace

A form of without a trace — Without showing or leaving behind any sign of something; tracelessly.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of without a trace.

    It's true that NR did submit plans for Castlefield to DfT, but that was back in 2015 and they have sunk without trace.

    2021 May 5, Philip Haigh, “I think we need better than this from the rail industry”, in RAIL, number 930, page 51
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    Work on the muskeg resulted in the formation in the first instance, and later in lengths of newly-laid track disappearing without trace into the treacherous bog.

    1959 March 28, “New Railways in Quebec”, in Railway Magazine, page 202
Cite this entry
APA

without trace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20trace

MLA

“without trace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20trace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “without trace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20trace.

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