paved road
Surfaced travel path
A paved road is a road with a hard, durable surface—typically asphalt or concrete—rather than dirt or gravel.
The term often appears in contexts where such roads are notable by their absence: The village was twenty miles from the nearest paved road.
In developed areas, roads are assumed to be paved unless otherwise specified.
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- highwayMajor road for travel
- streetPublic urban roadway
- blacktopDark paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
concrete · lane · motorway · speed limit · smooth · smooth sailing · driving · traffic · yellow lines · curb · sidewalk · interstate · boulevard · main drag · thoroughfare · gravel · tar · surface
- road typesscenic route, scenic routes, narrow lanes, rural routes, state routes
- roadshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, motorway
- streetsstreet, sidewalk, sidewalks, alley, lane
- mountain roadsBlue Ridge Parkway, mountain pass, switchback, hairpin turn, incline
- town mapstown map, village map, street map, zoning map, trail map
- routespath, route, highway, freeway, trail
paved roaddirt road
Unpaved rural thoroughfare
unpaved road · dirt track · gravel road · mud road · sand road
paved roadtrail
Path through wilderness
footpath · wilderness path · game trail · beaten path · cart track
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