One national standard unmetalled road passes through the reserve from Agadez through Iférouane to the Algerian border. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In Afghanistan, where cover is also sparse in some areas, but many more of the roads are unmetalled, the mine is commonly used. ❋ Richard (2006)
The lane to the farm was unmetalled and filled with ruts. ❋ Laverty, Bernard Mac (1983)
He pointed instead to one of the several unmetalled side roads we had passed with 'no entry' signs on them, and asked where they led. ❋ Francis, Dick (1972)
At the end of the year 1904-1905 there were in the whole province 7486 m. of road, 1516 m. of which were metalled and 3170 unmetalled, with 2799 m. of other tracks. ❋ Various (N/A)
The broad, dusty, unmetalled roads are steeped in sunshine. ❋ G. W. Steevens (N/A)
Lowietje's nose; and, with an admonishing "Straight to school, do you hear, boys?" from mother, the whole band rushed out of the door, through the little flower-garden and up the broad unmetalled road, straight towards the great golden sun which was rising yonder, far behind the pollard alders, in a mighty fire of rays. ❋ Stijn [pseud.] Streuvels (1920)
Communications moved slowly along unmetalled roads or up and down rivers. ❋ Unknown (1901)
Hillock, scrub that brushed against the horse's belly, unmetalled road where the whip-like foliage of the tamarisks lashed his forehead, illimitable levels of lowland furred with bent and speckled with drowsing cattle, waste, and hillock anew, dragged themselves past, and the skewbald was labouring in the deep sand of the Indus-ford. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
In the west the rainfall is so scanty and in many parts wheeled traffic so rare that it is often wise to leave the roads unmetalled. ❋ James McCrone Douie (1894)
There are in the Panjáb over 2000 miles of metalled, and above 20,000 miles of unmetalled roads. ❋ James McCrone Douie (1894)
Early the following morning, after bidding good-bye to the host and hostess who had so kindly entertained me, I started on my journey northwards, and after a troublesome and trying drive (for my horses), in which two rivers had to be crossed by ferry boats, and much deep unmetalled road struggled through, I arrived at 12.30 at ❋ Unknown (1875)
The road by which we were now travelling was what is called in India a cutcher-road, which means unmetalled. ❋ Laurence Oliphant (1858)
The city is approached by an unmetalled road between palm groves and orange gardens. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The jeep takes the unmetalled road inside the park, taking us to parts that we didn't cover on elephant back. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The road to the border town of Rantau Panjang was left unmetalled.
"unmetalled, unfenced" road -- ah, doesn't one know those roads? ❋ Unknown (1919)
