: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road
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Bring water, wear closed toe shoes, and be prepared to hike on unpaved, sugar sand trails.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
By Oscar Espinosa Contributor Laura Fornell Contributor | Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan
Some 1,800 people live in Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan, on just three long, unpaved streets.
—Oscar Espinosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
Keep in mind, though, that tourism infrastructure in the Caral area is limited, and driving conditions in Peru can be chaotic, with the bumpy and partially unpaved access roads to Caral beyond the Pan-American Highway best done via four-wheel drive.
—Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved.
—Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
By Oscar Espinosa Contributor Laura Fornell Contributor | Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan
Some 1,800 people live in Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan, on just three long, unpaved streets.
—Oscar Espinosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
Keep in mind, though, that tourism infrastructure in the Caral area is limited, and driving conditions in Peru can be chaotic, with the bumpy and partially unpaved access roads to Caral beyond the Pan-American Highway best done via four-wheel drive.
—Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved.
—Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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