dirt road
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dirt road
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The dirt road was visible in places but he had to climb over downed trees and push through tangles of fallen branches in order to follow it.
From Literature
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As other passengers hurried up the banks of the shore to a dirt road, he hesitated, looking anxiously around himself, then smiled as a tall boy came toward us.
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Though he wasn't always a fan of James Kelman's books, he named his 2016 novel Dirt Road as the best of that year and later described him in The Guardian as "a true and honest writer, which is why he is one of the fairly few who really matter".
From BBC
In the meantime, to get to work at the market, Rahesh must walk for two hours along a rutted dirt road between barren mountains before he can catch a ride.
From Barron's
Colin kicks a stone across the dirt road.
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