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Meaning of railless in English:

railless

adjective

See rail

‘From 1908, railed electric buses, railless electric buses and power-driven buses appeared successively, ushering in a period of prosperous transportation.’
  • ‘I negotiated the railless stairs and dark corridor without too much injury to my person, and managed to fumble the wooden latch open.’
  • ‘Reluctantly, my left hand on the railless wall on that side, my right hand extended out into the blank abyss in the other direction, I began the descent.’