unpaved
pronunciation
How to pronounce unpaved in British English:
UK ['ʌn'peɪvd]
How to pronounce unpaved in American English:
US [ʌn'peɪvd]
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- Adjective:
- not having a hard surface
Word Origin
- unpaved (adj.)
- 1530s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of pave (v.).
Example
- 1. The road to the construction site is narrow and mostly unpaved .
- 2. He read by candlelight and rode in carriages on unpaved roads .
- 3. An unpaved road that branches from the main road ; a theory that branches from an older system of ideas .
- 4. Government will now build unpaved road through national park while rangers ensure traffic does not disturb migrating wildlife
- 5. Behind the high-rises lie unpaved roads .