[
UK
/ɹˈɔːɹəl/
]
[ US /ˈɹʊɹəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹʊɹəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
unpaved rural roads
large rural households
rural people
an economy that is basically rural -
of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city
rural electrification
rural free delivery
How To Use rural In A Sentence
- Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
- Along the rural lanes beyond Arambol, old farmhouses are enclosed in latticed palm shade.
- Traditional rural staples are sweet potatoes, manioc, yams, corn, rice, pigeon peas, cowpeas, bread, and coffee.
- The report listed Lowe's injuries as "incapacitating" and he was taken by Rural/Metro Ambulance Service to University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. The Daily Times News Headlines
- Trichuris was more prevalent in urban children, Ascaris and hookworm were more common in rural children, and hookworm was particularly rare in the urban area.
- His work was rooted in a landscape, religion and a rural way of life.
- This fully restored Tuscan farmhouse with pool is on an acre of land in a rural location with panoramic views. Times, Sunday Times
- Although the number of rural ponds is decreasing rapidly, garden ponds are gaining in popularity and are becoming increasingly important habitats for toads, says the trust.
- While price pressure is a huge factor in who can and cannot survive on the land, it behoves us to take the longer-term view, if at all possible, to ensure that we maintain a balance between rural and urban living.
- The majority of the new settlers lived in rural areas and earned their living through farming.