hard-surface

American  

[hahrd-sur-fis] / ˈhɑrdˈsɜr fɪs /

verb (used with object)

hard-surfaced, hard-surfacing

1. to make the surface of (something) hard or firm, as by compacting or paving it.

   to hard-surface a parking area.

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Etymology

Origin of hard-surface

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

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hard-surface hard-surfaced

For instance, the California Department of Education sets requirements for hard-surface areas at schools based on school size, grade level and a definition of “play” that prioritizes asphalt-oriented activities such as basketball and handball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

With two miles of hard-surface trails and four miles of natural-surface trails, you can select which hike best suits your family.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021

No hard-surface roads connect Juneau to the North American road network.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021

Normally, hard-surface tennis courts are green or blue.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2018

There was not even a hard-surface road in the thirteen United States until 1794; nor even a postage stamp until 1847, the year in which Alexander Graham Bell was born.

From The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert Newton

Greenspan and Wooldridge: “All America’s hard-surfaced roads in 1900, laid end to end, would not have stretched from New York to Boston, or 215 miles.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2021

The segment inside Rapid City would be hard-surfaced.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2015

My country's railways and roads," he said, "are being steadily improved, and some roads will be hard-surfaced.

From Time Magazine Archive

The occasion was last week's opening of the new hard-surfaced highway from the border town of Coutts to Lethbridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

They descended a minor slope and came to a hard-surfaced road with tire marks on it and a sign sternly urging care in driving.

From Operation Terror by Leinster, Murray