mud road

Unpaved rural route

A mud road is an unpaved road surfaced with natural earth, becoming slick and rutted when wet.

Common in rural areas where traffic is light and paving costs aren't justified.

The mud road to the farm was impassable after the rains.

Sometimes called a dirt road, though mud road emphasizes the treacherous conditions wet weather brings.

Related
  • dirtLoose dry earth
  • gravelLoose small rock fragments
  • rutsWorn parallel grooves
  • puddlesSmall collected water pools
  • dustyCoated with fine particles

unpaved · track · bumpy · rough terrain · country · country lane · lane · washboard · pothole · clay · trail · backroad · rural · back country · tires · tire tracks · soggy · sticky

Categories
Opposites
surface material/construction

mud roadpaved road

Hard-surfaced thoroughfare

asphalt road · blacktop · gravel road · cobblestone road · hardtop

development/infrastructure level

mud roadhighway

Major road for travel

freeway · motorway · interstate · autobahn · expressway

Family

mud, road, muds, muddy, muddied, muddying, muddiness, roads, roadway

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G