dirt road
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dirt road
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Primary among them is Rose, a 30-something single mom who lives near the end of a very, very long dirt road in a cabin she calls Nothingness Flats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
On the side of a dirt road near Felix's farm, a large signpost warned ominously: "Foot-and-mouth disease control area".
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He and his wife, Angèle Bernadette Guèdègbé, live behind security walls in a three-story house on a dirt road where vendors hawk mangos, onions and gasoline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
If you walk farther down the dirt road, you’ll find a jail.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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