: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road
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Imagine collecting data for a self-driving car during storms or on unpaved roads.
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Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Beyond the bike paths and trails lining the waterway, the efforts are most visible in parts of the river where the soil was left unpaved.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Here’s how to ride the best of Maine’s unpaved paths yourself.
—Zand B. Martin, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
The barren Martian landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, interrupted only occasionally by the faintest of tire tracks marking the unpaved road on Libya’s north-south route.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Beyond the bike paths and trails lining the waterway, the efforts are most visible in parts of the river where the soil was left unpaved.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Here’s how to ride the best of Maine’s unpaved paths yourself.
—Zand B. Martin, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
The barren Martian landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, interrupted only occasionally by the faintest of tire tracks marking the unpaved road on Libya’s north-south route.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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