dirt road

noun

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

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Along a dirt road off the narrow highway that hugs the northern shore the taro leaves extend like waving hands from the quilt of rectangular pools so shallow that the birds in them stand with their leg joints exposed. Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025 Located at the end of a dirt road and cul-de-sac, the modernist, split-level home had wood-shingle exteriors, huge living room windows, two large decks with bay views and a patio and garden. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Researchers caught the holotype, or primary specimen used to describe the species, from a part of the river that was crossing a dirt road, according to the study. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 Following Lake Creek on the east side and the Roaring Fork River on the west, the dirt road over the pass was originally built in 1882 for gold and silver miners who were chasing fortunes. Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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