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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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It is a maze of corrugated metal shacks and unpaved roads, close to Alexandra township.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He had grown up in a small village house along an unpaved road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Steep ascents, hairpin bends and stretches of unpaved road have added to the difficulties facing this tourist town, whose visitors have unsurprisingly stopped visiting while fish sales have stalled.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

Straggling, unpaved roads, which became treacherous quagmires with each infrequent rainfall, were the only means of getting from one village to another.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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