Blacktop
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noun.
A bituminous material, such as asphalt, used to pave roads.
transitive verb.
To pave with a bituminous material.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a bituminous material used for providing a smooth paving to a road.
noun.
the surface of a road paved with blacktop{1}.
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verb.
coat with blacktop
noun.
a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
Word Usage
"She said that blacktop is about 20 degrees warmer than regular pavement."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
coat
pavement
paving
paving material
surface
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Tarmac
asphalt
cobblestone
east-west
eastbound
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Tarmac
Tarvia
asphalt
bitumen
bituminous macadam