blacktop

[ blak-top ]

/ ˈblækˌtɒp /

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noun

a bituminous substance, usually asphalt, for paving roads, parking lots, playgrounds, etc.

a road covered with blacktop.

adjective

pertaining to or surfaced with blacktop: a blacktop driveway.

verb (used with object), black·topped, black·top·ping.

to pave with blacktop.

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Origin of blacktop

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; black + top¹

Words nearby blacktop

black tea, blackthorn, black tie, blacktip shark, blacktongue, blacktop, Blacktown, black tracker, black treacle, black tree fern, black velvet

How to use blacktop in a sentence

Snow was falling, the blacktop was wet, and she had just watched her husband of 29 years take his last breath.
Life, death and ‘hugs and prayers’: A story of covid in rural Michigan|Kayla Ruble|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
He made it about 30 feet, heard a terrible roar, felt the heat, and dove underneath a van, skinning his stomach as he slid along the blacktop, sailing under it as though he were riding a luge.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death|David Maraniss|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
For cyclists, however, the focus is blacktop, and the sheer number of road options is the real attraction.
The 25 Best Fall Trips in the World|jversteegh|August 9, 2021|Outside Online
The 105-mile, two-lane blacktop follows the ridgeline through the center of the park, offering 75 scenic overlooks and a whopping 15,000 feet of climbing.
The Ultimate Shenandoah National Park Travel Guide|Graham Averill|October 7, 2020|Outside Online

A mix of snow and rain had fallen throughout the night, leaving the blacktop slick.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip|October 6, 2020|ProPublica
The place is twenty-six miles north on blacktop, another three and a half over gravel.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She walked down the bluestone and blacktop driveway and through shadows thrown by the branches of seven leafless oak trees.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns|Jimmy Breslin|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Miami Heat star Chris Bosh admits he loves nothing more than engaging in a fierce, hard-fought battle on the blacktop.
Chris Bosh On the NBA Star-Studded New York City Fundraiser for Obama|Allison Samuels|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then the blacktop road curved out into the desert to the great radio telescope.
The Egyptian Cat Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
I had a parcel from Bob with a shirt and some eatables; also one from Jean at Blacktop and one from home.
The Escape of a Princess Pat|George Pearson
Zircon took a blacktop road to the west, close to the base of the mountain.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
At the end of the blacktop, he and Scotty got out and examined the road surface.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
On the Golp Terrace, as the blacktop island was called, everyone and everything conformed—or else.
A Knyght Ther Was|Robert F. Young

British Dictionary definitions for blacktop

blacktop

/ (ˈblækˌtɒp) /

noun mainly US and Canadian

a bituminous mixture used for paving

a road paved with this mixture

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Origin of blacktop

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British Dictionary definitions for blacktop