asphalt

Definition of Asphalt in English :

Noun

1. asphalt

mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing

a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons

mineral pitch

Verb

3. asphalt

cover with tar or asphalt

Example Sentences:
'asphalt the driveway'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Asphalt

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noun

1.

any of several black semisolid substances composed of bitumen and inert mineral matter. They occur naturally in parts of America and as a residue from petroleum distillation: used as a waterproofing material and in paints, dielectrics, and fungicides

2.

a mixture of this substance with gravel, used in road-surfacing and roofing materials

3. (modifier)

containing or surfaced with asphalt

verb

4. (transitive)

to cover with asphalt

Asphalt

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noun

1.

a brown or black, tarlike, bituminous substance that consists mainly of hydrocarbons, found in large flat beds or made by refining petroleum

2.

a mixture of this with sand or gravel, for cementing, paving, roofing, etc.

verb transitive

3.

to pave, roof, etc. with asphalt

Asphalt

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n.

1. See bitumen.

2. A mixture of bitumen with crushed stone gravel or sand, used for paving or roofing.

tr.v. as·phalt·ed, as·phalt·ing, as·phalts

To pave or coat with asphalt.

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