dirt road

noun

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

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Fall is for rigor, winter for hunkering down, spring for peering ahead, but the right summer read is a promising dirt road in a field. Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025 In the 16-second teaser clip, Carpenter is seen wearing a short pair of denim cut-offs on the side of a dirt road, with her thumb up and a suitcase beside her. Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 June 2025 Reuters footage showed uniformed PJ officers on a cordon on a dirt road in Atalaia - a neighborhood of Lagos municipality - waving through unmarked vans and cars with German license plates from the city of Wiesbaden, where the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has its headquarters. Reuters, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 While they were headed to the scene, the suspect tried to drive away on a dirt road, but his vehicle got stuck. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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