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dirt road

noun

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

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Several years ago, some folks subdivided the area and recut the dirt road to create access to all the other properties. Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025 When her crew finally did see a few wisps, Thompson figured out where the fire was located, cut a hole in a fence and drove her fire engine down a dirt road. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 Her remains were found 10 days after that next to a shallow grave a couple hundred yards off a popular dirt road in the Hungry Valley area of Los Padres National Forest near Gorman. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025 Allan Olson remembers hearing the visceral sounds of his son Jacob screaming in pain on the side of a dirt road. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.

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