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black·top

 (blăk′tŏp′)
n.
A bituminous material, such as asphalt, used to pave roads.
tr.v. black·topped, black·top·ping, black·tops
To pave with a bituminous material.
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blacktop

(ˈblækˌtɒp)
n
1. a bituminous mixture used for paving
2. a road paved with this mixture
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black•top

(ˈblækˌtɒp)

n., v. -topped, -top•ping. n.
1. a bituminous paving substance, as asphalt.
2. a road covered with blacktop.
v.t.
3. to pave with blacktop.
[1930–35, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.blacktop - a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areasblacktop - a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area
Verb1.blacktop - coat with blacktopblacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway"
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
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Translations
asfalt
tjærebeton
asfaltti
asfalt sa šljunkom
タールマカダム
타맥
asfalt
ยางมะตอย
tarmac

blacktop

[ˈblæktɒp] (US)
A. N (= substance, road) → asfalto m
B. VTasfaltar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blacktop

[ˈblæktɒp] n (US) (= tarmac) → bitume m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blacktop

طريق أَسْفَلْتي asfalt tjærebeton Asphalt καλντερίμι asfalto asfaltti macadam asfalt sa šljunkom asfalto タールマカダム 타맥 tarmac grovt asfaltdekke asfalt asfalto дегтебетон asfalt ยางมะตอย asfalt tarmac 沥青碎石路面
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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Obaidullah Khan while rejecting blacktopping of the millions cost 14 kilometer road in Chaghorzai from Faiza to Shaheeda Sar has directed the concerned contractor and officers of communication and works department to blacktop the roads again as the blacktop materials were used during winter seasons while as per standard formula it should be used during summer season for long time results.
(Johnson) Stanley, predeceased him.Bruce worked in the asphalt paving business all of his life, most recently with Suburban Blacktop, where he had some great friends who'll miss him dearly.
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