asphaltic
Americanadjective
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In the business, this mix of liquid asphalt cement, sand and small stone chips is called asphaltic concrete.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
In samples of snow collected in a remote section of Yellowstone National Park�where man-made pollutants are not likely to be at fault�Went has found "little globs of asphaltic tar matter."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sometimes asphaltic concrete is used for resurfacing water-bound macadam or gravel roads when the traffic has increased to the point where the cost of maintenance of the water-bound macadam has become excessive.
From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)
Asphaltic concrete is of two general types known as bitulithic, or Warrenite, and Topeka asphaltic concrete, respectively, the differences being in the nature of the mixture.
From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)
Now, if the asphaltic ebullition finds its way up through the lakes, would it not, certainly, and from necessity, carry the water along with it?
From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.
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