blacktop
noun
black·top
ˈblak-ˌtäp 
: a bituminous material used especially for surfacing roads
also
: a surface paved with blacktop
blacktop
transitive verb
Examples of blacktop in a Sentence
road crews laying down blacktop
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The tripod works well with the scope set on the blacktop of my urban observing site and other reasonably flat and hard-packed surfaces.
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PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The rest drive in every day along the stretch of two-lane blacktop that separates the ranch from U.S. 60.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
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PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The rest drive in every day along the stretch of two-lane blacktop that separates the ranch from U.S. 60.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Blacktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacktop. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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blacktop
noun
black·top
-ˌtäp
: a bituminous material (as asphalt) used especially for surfacing roads
also
: a surface paved with blacktop
blacktop
verb
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