单词 | dirt road |
释义 | > as lemmasdirt road dirt road n. chiefly North American an unmade road, having merely the natural surface. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > untarred green road1798 dirt road1852 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin (U.K. ed.) vii. 62 Der's two roads to de river—de dirt road and de pike. 1884 ‘C. E. Craddock’ In Tennessee Mts. 39 From the summit of the mountain could be seen for many a mile the dirt-road in the valley. 1917 C. Mathewson Second Base Sloan vi. 75 A few scattered houses indicated the dirt road in that direction. 1931 G. T. Clark Leland Stanford iv. 85 Traveling by horse-drawn stage..over rough and dusty dirt roads. 1959 A. Fullerton Yellow Ford v. 40 I heard the noise of the car and a moment later saw it come bumping up the dirt road. 1959 N. Lofts Heaven in your Hand 109 The dirt road became a cobbled street. 1969 E. W. Morse Fur Trade Canoe Routes ii. v. 58 This little channel, still evident, leads from Bell Lake to the present dirt road. < as lemmas |
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