blacktop
noun
black·top
ˈblak-ˌtäp 
: a bituminous material used especially for surfacing roads
also
: a surface paved with blacktop
blacktop
transitive verb
Examples of blacktop in a Sentence
road crews laying down blacktop
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But as early highways were prone to do, the blacktop shifted.
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Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
The movie children have filed out to the blacktop again to assemble in their groups of three and four.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2024
As for green schoolyards, the $15 million will be aimed at increasing green space, reducing asphalt and blacktops for affected cities, counties, school districts, special districts and nonprofits.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
In his neighborhood where basketball is king — there wasn’t a strong football culture — Ryan’s earliest football memories were on the blacktop.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
The movie children have filed out to the blacktop again to assemble in their groups of three and four.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2024
As for green schoolyards, the $15 million will be aimed at increasing green space, reducing asphalt and blacktops for affected cities, counties, school districts, special districts and nonprofits.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
In his neighborhood where basketball is king — there wasn’t a strong football culture — Ryan’s earliest football memories were on the blacktop.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Blacktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacktop. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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blacktop
noun
black·top
-ˌtäp
: a bituminous material (as asphalt) used especially for surfacing roads
also
: a surface paved with blacktop
blacktop
verb
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