: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road
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Wear closed-toe shoes, bring water, and be prepared to hike two miles on unpaved sugar sand trails.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Traveling to Patagonia National Park, a 650,000-acre expanse in southern Chile, requires a bumpy drive—of up to five hours—along a largely unpaved road from the nearest commercial airport, in Balmaceda.
—Mary Holland, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Wear closed-toe shoes, bring water, and be prepared to walk on unpaved sugar sand trails.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Moving timber from the cutting area to a sawmill occurs on remote unpaved roads.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Traveling to Patagonia National Park, a 650,000-acre expanse in southern Chile, requires a bumpy drive—of up to five hours—along a largely unpaved road from the nearest commercial airport, in Balmaceda.
—Mary Holland, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Wear closed-toe shoes, bring water, and be prepared to walk on unpaved sugar sand trails.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Moving timber from the cutting area to a sawmill occurs on remote unpaved roads.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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