Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave no trace

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: leave no -trace
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To follow certain outdoor ethical guidelines while camping, etc., so thoroughly that it would appear as though one had never previously been there, for the sake of nature conservation.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, no, trace.

Example Sentences

"Camping in a pristine area is the ultimate Leave No Trace challenge because it is imperative that you literally leave no trace—and that is very hard to do."
"These fences catch any MOOP (“matter out of place”) that blows out of peoples' camps, where it can be harvested and packed out—leave no trace—and all that."
""Although people don't think it, the traveller ethos at free festivals was "leave no trace"—you went there, you had a party you cleaned up."

Etymology

Coined around the 1960s.

Inflected Forms

leaves no trace (present, singular) leaving no trace (participle, present) left no trace (participle, past) left no trace (past)

Synonyms

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Questions

What does leave no trace mean?: To follow certain outdoor ethical guidelines while camping, etc., so thoroughly that it would appear as though one had never previously been there, for the sake of nature conservation.
Where does leave no trace come from?: Coined around the 1960s.

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