- blacktop
- noun Date: 1931 a bituminous material used especially for surfacing roads; also a surface paved with blacktop • blacktop transitive verb
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Blacktop — may refer to: *asphalt concrete, a composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways and parking lots * bituminous macadams *tarmac *Blacktop (film), a 2000 movie starring Meat Loaf * Blacktop , a song by Helmet from their… … Wikipedia
blacktop — [blak′täp΄] n. 1. a bituminous mixture, usually asphalt, used as a surface for roads, driveways, etc. 2. a road, lot, etc. covered with blacktop vt. blacktopped, blacktopping to cover with blacktop … English World dictionary
blacktop — lacktop n. 1. a bituminous material used for providing a smooth paving to a road. [PJC] 2. the surface of a road paved with blacktop[1]. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blacktop — road resurfacing material, 1931, Amer.Eng., from BLACK (Cf. black) (adj.) + TOP (Cf. top) … Etymology dictionary
Blacktop — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Road Trip in die Hölle Originaltitel: Blacktop Produktionsland: Kanada Erscheinungsjahr: 2000 Länge: 100 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
blacktop — /blak top /, n., adj., v., blacktopped, blacktopping. n. 1. a bituminous substance, usually asphalt, for paving roads, parking lots, playgrounds, etc. 2. a road covered with blacktop. adj. 3. pertaining to or surfaced with blacktop: a blacktop… … Universalium
blacktop — UK [ˈblækˌtɒp] / US [ˈblækˌtɑp] noun [uncountable] Word forms blacktop : singular blacktop plural blacktops American a) a thick black substance used for covering road surfaces b) a road covered with blacktop … English dictionary
blacktop — /ˈblæktɒp/ (say blaktop) noun 1. a bituminous substance, as asphalt, used for surfacing roads, specifically as a top dressing for concrete roads. 2. a road surfaced with blacktop. –adjective 3. of or surfaced with blacktop. –verb (t) (blacktopped …
blacktop — black|top [ˈblæktɔp US ta:p] n AmE 1.) [U] a thick black sticky substance that becomes hard as it dries, used to cover roads British Equivalent: tarmac 2.) the blacktop the surface of a road covered by this substance ▪ We left the blacktop and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blacktop — [[t]blæ̱ktɒp[/t]] N UNCOUNT Blacktop is a hard black substance which is used as a surface for roads. [AM] ...waves of heat rising from the blacktop. (in BRIT, use tarmac) … English dictionary
