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 1-acre lot, long vacant, weeds sprouting in the cracked blacktop, was on the cusp of something new. —

Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024 Loading your audio article On a recent late summer evening, the sounds of children’s sneakers clopping against the blacktop echoed across a hotel parking lot near downtown San Jose. —

Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2024 The rest drive in every day along the stretch of two-lane blacktop that separates the ranch from U.S. 60. Need a break? —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 Brooklyn: Most of the borough has been plowed within the last three hours, with trucks slowing as blacktop emerged from the slush and the sun began to peek through the clouds. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blacktop