dirt road

noun

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

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The investigation comes after a local news station, 8 News Now, reported on dozens of piles that appeared to be cremated human remains on a dirt road in the desert. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 Traveling down a dirt road in the park, the men heard the awful sound of a tire on the RV going flat. Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025 The two former law enforcement officials alleged that one of SLSCO’s subcontractors had even cleared a dirt road to allow easy access from Mexico into the United States. Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025 Donkeys and chickens are in abundance, with the occasional cow walking down the dirt road. Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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