Shortcut and Trail

Shortcut

Shortcut noun - A route shorter than the usual one.

Trail and shortcut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trail" instead a noun "Shortcut".

Trail

Trail noun - A rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps.
Usage example: took a trail through the woods to get to the main road

Shortcut and trail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shortcut" instead a noun "Trail".

Nearby Words: trailed, trailer, trailing

Both words in one sentence

  • And in a similar case in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, a trail of water puddles can create a shortcut around a particularly long dungeon, answering the question of how an NPC group (with a Water Adept) was able to beat your party (without a Water Adept) to the end without solving any traps.
  • Video Game / Hidden Expedition All the groups are on the trail of an eccentric explorer who claimed to have discovered a shortcut to the peak.
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