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The broad, dusty, unmetalled roads are steeped in sunshine.

From From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War by Steevens, G. W. (George Warrington)

The road from this being "Kucha," literally UNCOOKED, but here meant to express "unmetalled," we had yet another form of conveyance to make acquaintance with.

From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry

Over 31,000 miles of metalled roads for highways and 106,000 of unmetalled roads are now maintained by the government as public works.

From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour

Down the muddy, grimy, unmetalled thoroughfare ran a horse-car line—the metals three inches above road level.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard

Moreover, the pack- horse, the waggon, and the old unmetalled roads soon proved inadequate for the new requirements of transport.

From The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)