railless

Lacking safety rails

Railless means without rails—lacking the metal tracks or bars that typically guide or contain something.

A railless balcony has no protective barrier.

A railless transit system uses buses or other vehicles that don't run on tracks: The city opted for railless trolleys instead of traditional streetcars.

alternative-transit

tramless

Without tram service

truck · motorway · infrastructure · commuter · transit · transportation · development

unguarded

barrier-free

Without physical obstructions

exposed · unsecured · hazardous · precipitous · vertiginous · balcony · staircase · overlook · drop-off · ledge

trackless

unpaved

Without permanent road covering

roadless · wilderness · off-grid · unmarked · untrodden · guideless · wild · remote · backcountry · cross-country

Opposites
presence of rails or railings

raillessrailed

Complained with fury

handrailed · rails · balustraded · fenced · guardrailed

degree of enclosure or protection

raillessenclosed

Surrounded and sealed within

protected · fenced-in · fenced · guarded · barricaded

Family

rail, railroad, railing, railway, rails, railroads, railcar, railed, railcars

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G