metalled road

Frequency: 3.00.5 per million words

A road surfaced with broken stones, a usage more common in British English.

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Examples (10)

  • The old cart track was recently converted into a metalled road.
  • We drove along a dusty metalled road until we reached the village.
  • Building a metalled road through the jungle was a challenging engineering feat.
  • The village council approved funds for repairing the metalled road.
  • After the rain, the metalled road became muddy and slippery.
  • A network of metalled roads connects the remote farms to the main highway.
  • The construction crew is laying a new metalled road to improve access.
  • Walking on the metalled road felt harsh on their bare feet.
  • They decided to upgrade the dirt path to a proper metalled road.
  • The metalled road had been in use for decades and was showing signs of wear.