dirt road

noun

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

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They were loaded into an old school bus and driven to the reception center, at the end of a dirt road. Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 As Miller relayed this story, the sound of a vehicle coming down the dirt road interrupted him. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 The second half of the hike largely comprised of walking on a dirt road under the sun. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 In an era when the genre was dominated by bro-country clichés — add equal parts beer, truck and dirt road, stir and serve — Clark, McAnally and Osborne brought varied subject matter, richer emotional shadings and more cosmopolitan leanings. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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