unpaved

adjective

un·​paved ˌən-ˈpāvd How to pronounce unpaved (audio)
: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road

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One of these is the Empire State Trail, a paved bicycle path that sits atop a former commuter rail line, and the other is the unpaved Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, 26 miles of dirt along the city’s 19th century drinking water. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2024 This unpaved road stretches for another 5 miles to the Desert Bar. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024 Cars of young men, including some below the legal voting age of 21, idled in the unpaved alley behind the building waiting to be handed a stack of cards. Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024 The trio eventually made it to safety, trekking seven hours down an unpaved loggers’ road to Chico. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpaved 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpaved was circa 1533

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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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