dirt road

noun

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

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Two outreach staffers with PATH, a nonprofit service provider, trundled down the dirt road in an SUV. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 In bright sunshine, with the Pacific Ocean sparkling far below, two middle-aged men hopped on mountain bikes and started climbing a steep dirt road above Zuma Beach in Malibu. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 Across the river in Mexico, men hawk rides in their dusty pick-ups, on horseback or by donkey, to take tourists three-quarters of a mile up a dirt road. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Using the HistoPad, visitors fly down a dirt road flanked by wooden snake rail fences to the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets. Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2026.

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