dirt road

noun

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

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Óscar turned off the winding highway and up a rutted dirt road lined with orchards. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Suzanne Morphew’s skeletal remains were found off a dirt road in southern Colorado in 2023. ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 To the north of the fire, between a forest and a small dirt road, Olstead spied a green field—the jump spot. M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The Outback Wilderness is for the person who wants to drive 300 miles on pavement to get to the dirt road, then spend the afternoon exploring it. New Atlas, 30 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2026.

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