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单词 unmetalled
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unmetalledunmetaledadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛtld/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛd(ə)ld/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and metalled adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, metalled adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + metalled adj.
Of a road: not surfaced with road metal. Cf. metalled adj. 2.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having specific surface or construction
unironedc1450
unpaveda1533
corduroy1822
macadamized1823
metalled1825
unmacadamized1826
flagless1840
unmetalled1843
corduroyed1854
woolly1862
water-bound1909
hardtop1915
1843 in T. J. Dyke Addr. Public Med. (1885) 2 The unmetalled and unchannelled highways and streets.
1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 211 The continuation of this road..is unmetalled.
1897 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 11 72 The balks..seem to be..unmetalled roadways.
1920 Hide & Leather 13 Mar. 99 All transport at present is on pack animals, but three unmetaled roads up to the hill country have been constructed.
1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 214 It started first time and I bumped along the unmetalled lane to the main road.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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