staffless
adjUS /ˈstæfləs/
Etymology From staff + -less.
1
Without employees; unstaffed.
- But he believes that Briton Ferry, Llansamlet North and Pembrey and Burry Port would be worth preserving as staffless "bus stops"; the last-mentioned, he points out, brings in nine times as much passenger revenue as Narberth which is not threatened.1963 June, “News and Comment: Wales and the Plan”, in Modern Railways, page 365:
2
Without a staff, or walking-stick.
- Picking up a good stick on the trail is usually easy […] Give it a good sling, or set it by the trailhead for the next staffless vagabond who passes by.1989, Backpacker, volume 17, number 2, page 23:
3
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Without the use of staves in its notation.
4
Of runes Without vertical staves.
- Synonyms
- staveless