dirt road

noun

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

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Framed by heavily armed Mexican authorities, relatives of the LeBaron family mourn at the site where nine U.S. citizens, three women and six children related to the extended LeBaron family, were slaughtered along a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019. CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 Around this period, the prosperous island was dubbed Golden Rock. Accessible by a dirt road free of traffic lights, the resort of the same name is a gleaming, contemporary oasis. Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024 The mole tunnel had contained an actual mole, gorging on millipedes beneath our feet; the striped skunk tracks had been left by an actual skunk, loping down a dirt road to fulfill its secret ends. Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Young guides drove us on a 50-year-old school bus down a dirt road, to pick up lifejackets, wading boots and paddles. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 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 8 Nov. 2024.

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