asphalt
noun
any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
asphalted
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past participleof asphalt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof asphalt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
asphaltnounany of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
Example Sentences
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"For some reason," a deputy writes, "Brunner believes the asphalted driveway … is now his property."
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
The next day, traffic flowed over the newly asphalted road, and life in the capital had returned to near normal.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
Starting with Chinatown, earthen basements were concreted, concrete ones flooded with carbolic acid, walls washed with lye, streets asphalted, cesspools filled and decrepit dwellings demolished.
From Nature ● Apr. 23, 2019
Together, Paris’s schoolyards comprise just 80 hectares, and they won’t go completely green: École Riblette is keeping one of its yards asphalted so students can play sport.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2018
The lights came out along the asphalted streets, spangling the slopes of that sedate new suburb with rectangular lines of brilliants.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
