blacktop

[ blak-top ]
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noun
  1. a bituminous substance, usually asphalt, for paving roads, parking lots, playgrounds, etc.

  2. a road covered with blacktop.

adjective
  1. pertaining to or surfaced with blacktop: a blacktop driveway.

verb (used with object),black·topped, black·top·ping.
  1. to pave with blacktop.

Origin of blacktop

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; black + top1

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British Dictionary definitions for blacktop

blacktop

/ (ˈblækˌtɒp) /


nounmainly US and Canadian
  1. a bituminous mixture used for paving

  2. a road paved with this mixture

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