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unpaved

British  
/ ʌnˈpaɪvd /

adjective

  1. not covered in paving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Autonomous-driving software from local tech giant Huawei now handles unpaved roads; Volkswagen’s technology won’t cover urban streets until later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It comes from the surrounding landscape, including farm fields, livestock operations, diesel exhaust and unpaved roads.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In Kafr Abdallah Aziza, the pressures are clear: cracked irrigation canals cut jagged lines through unpaved roads, carrying only a trickle of water to parched fields.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

We like the way it handles rougher pavement and even unpaved surfaces.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

The side streets were still unpaved, fading out to the barren pebbly lots of a railyard and a gas plant.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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