: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road
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One of these is the Empire State Trail, a paved bicycle path that sits atop a former commuter rail line, and the other is the unpaved Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, 26 miles of dirt along the city’s 19th century drinking water.
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Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2024
This unpaved road stretches for another 5 miles to the Desert Bar.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Cars of young men, including some below the legal voting age of 21, idled in the unpaved alley behind the building waiting to be handed a stack of cards.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The trio eventually made it to safety, trekking seven hours down an unpaved loggers’ road to Chico.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2024
This unpaved road stretches for another 5 miles to the Desert Bar.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Cars of young men, including some below the legal voting age of 21, idled in the unpaved alley behind the building waiting to be handed a stack of cards.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The trio eventually made it to safety, trekking seven hours down an unpaved loggers’ road to Chico.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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