railless

adjective

rail·​less

ˈrāllə̇s

: being without rails or railing : unrailed

railless trolley

sit on the railless porch

—James Jones

a thousand railless miles

—T. H. White, born 1915

Word History

Etymology

rail entry 2 + -less

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