dusty streets
Dry, powdery roads
Streets covered with loose, dry dirt or dust, typically from unpaved roads or arid conditions.
The phrase evokes settings where traffic kicks up clouds of fine particles—frontier towns, developing regions, or neglected urban areas: We wandered the dusty streets of the old quarter.
Often carries nostalgic or atmospheric connotations in descriptions of the American West or rural villages.
- dirtLoose dry earth
- dirt roadUnpaved rural thoroughfare
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- unpavedWithout permanent road covering
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
beaten path · dry · parched · dry season · haze · grit · sand · footprints · wind · arid · sunbaked · village · ghost town · old west · worn · cracked · barren · tumbleweed
- Railroad Townsdepot, train station, station, junction, terminus
dusty streetsrain-soaked streets
Pavement saturated by precipitation
muddy roads · wet pavement · flooded streets · rain-slicked streets
dust, dusty, dustier, dustiest, dustiness, dusted, dusting, duster, dusters