muddy road
Wet dirt track
A muddy road is a road surface saturated with water and turned soft, making travel difficult.
The phrase often appears in contexts of rural or unpaved routes after rain: The truck got stuck on a muddy road.
Figuratively, a muddy road can suggest a difficult path forward.
- dirtLoose dry earth
- rutsWorn parallel grooves
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- muckFilthy wet dirt
knee deep · slog · tires · spinning wheels · stuck · splatter · tire tracks · tracks · rain · rainy season · soggy · boots · clay · gravel · squelch · wheels · unpaved · slippery
- rough roadsrocky terrain, washboard, ruts, potholes, loose gravel
- rural roadscountry lane, dirt tracks, rural route, country lanes, backroads
- Russian countrysidebirch trees, birch tree, birch forest, birch forests, dacha
- mountain roadsBlue Ridge Parkway, mountain pass, switchback, hairpin turn, incline
construction/development
muddy roadpaved road
Hard-surfaced thoroughfare
asphalt road · blacktop · freeway · cobblestone street · motorway
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