unplowed

adjective

un·​plowed ˌən-ˈplau̇d How to pronounce unplowed (audio)
: not having been worked or cleared with a plow : not plowed
an unplowed field
streets unplowed after the snowstorm

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More than a week after the storm, some residents have continued to raise concerns about unplowed roads, piles of ice and snow, along with a lack of trash collection and mail deliveries. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 Beyond it, a hiker or snowshoer finds several miles of carless, unplowed path, with mountains rising to your left and half-frozen Rush Creek and Silver Lake to the right. Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 Some cul-de-sacs and small side streets remained salted but unplowed, according to the city's site. Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026 The new snow-removal policy — adopted after uproar over unplowed residential streets during a snowstorm last January — requires all roads to be cleared once 4 inches of snow accumulate. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unplowed

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unplowed was in 1523

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“Unplowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unplowed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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