dusty road
Dry, loose thoroughfare
A dusty road is an unpaved road that kicks up dust when traveled, typically in rural or arid areas.
The phrase evokes rural landscapes, open country, and a certain nostalgia for simpler times: We drove down a dusty road to the old farmhouse.
In blues and folk music, the dusty road often symbolizes hard traveling, poverty, or the wanderer's life.
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- dirtLoose dry earth
- unpavedWithout permanent road covering
- country laneNarrow rural thoroughfare
- countrySovereign state or territory
backroad · beaten path · trail · path · rural · parched · dry season · sandy · cracked · sun-baked · tire tracks · pickup truck · horizon · windshield · boots · drought · haze · wanderer
- rough roadsrocky terrain, washboard, ruts, potholes, loose gravel
- rural roadscountry lane, dirt tracks, rural route, country lanes, backroads
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, stockman
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- Country Musichonky tonk, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, CMT, country pop
- Overland Travelexpedition, trek, trail, journey, caravan
dusty roadpaved road
Hard-surfaced thoroughfare
asphalt road · pavement · blacktop · cobblestone street · tarmac
dusty roadcity street
interstate · freeway · expressway · motorway · superhighway
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