dirt road

noun

: a road with a hard dirt surface : an unpaved road

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Behind a set of unmarked gates and along a stretch of dirt road, Keith and Cheryl Bewley’s lakefront home sits inside an 870-acre private community along the Mokelumne River. David Caraccio updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 Down a dirt road in northwest Oklahoma, only a few hundred yards from where the city of Enid draws its drinking water, a company injects the toxic byproduct of oil production deep underground. Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 As the sun sets on a vast farm field, soldiers in full body armor pull over on a dirt road and unload what looks like a miniature jet from a truck. Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 27 June 2026 Remnants of this dirt road can still be seen, and the road roughly parallels present-day Sherrill Road. Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dirt road

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“Dirt road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirt%20road. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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