dirt road

noun

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

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The attack happened on a sparsely populated dirt road near Calera, about a 35-mile drive south from Birmingham, officials say. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025 But as our jeep rumbled down a steep dirt road, obscuring a herd of vicuna in a veil of dust, Bolivia’s Ramaditas Lagoon below looked as otherworldly as the two iconic destinations that bookend the journey. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 The portions of the video that were posted online show Danielle walking down Lost Lane — that same dirt road where her car would later be found. Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 June 2025 University Drive, originally a dirt road with trolley tracks, leads to Texas Christian University. Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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