Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not containing or crossed by any roads.
- adjective Forbidden by law to contain or be crossed by any roads or to be entered by any vehicles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of roads.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking
roads .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking pathways
Etymologies
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Examples
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Bulls in roadless country at higher elevations often feed in open timber during moderate weather.
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Cancun was founded in roadless jungle in 1971 with a $27 million loan from the Bank for International Development arranged by Banco de México, which promoted the creation of tourism resorts as a means of earning foreign exchange.
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Cancun was founded in roadless jungle in 1971 with a $27 million loan from the Bank for International Development arranged by Banco de México, which promoted the creation of tourism resorts as a means of earning foreign exchange.
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Vilsack said last month that his interim directive provided clarity to help protect national forests until the Obama administration develops a long-term roadless policy.
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USDA will use the year to develop a national long-term roadless policy.
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The new directive will ensure that the administration can consider activities in the affected areas while long-term roadless policy is developed and court cases move forward, he said.
RutlandHerald.com 2009
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Vilsack said his interim directive will provide clarity that should help protect national forests until the Obama administration develops a long-term roadless policy.
RutlandHerald.com 2009
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Vilsack said his interim directive will provide clarity that should help protect national forests until the Obama administration develops a long-term roadless policy.
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"This interim directive will provide consistency and clarity that will help protect our national forests until a long-term roadless policy reflecting President Obama's commitment is developed," Vilsack said in a statement.
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The new directive will ensure that the administration can consider activities in the affected areas while long-term roadless policy is developed and court cases move forward, he said.
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