blacktop
noun
black·top ˈblak-ˌtäp 
: a bituminous material used especially for surfacing roads
also : a surface paved with blacktop
blacktop transitive verb
Example Sentences
road crews laying down blacktop
Recent Examples on the Web Before the flood, a blacktop road ran through much of the community. 
Rick Childress, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 During the eight-hour drive inland from Dakar to the northern town of Podor, the blacktop road crosses an ocean of crunchy sand. Jori Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 One by one, the seven Samuels siblings and their parents, Shanda and Qwanzi Samuels Sr., stumble out and make their way up a hill adjacent to the blacktop. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2022 The blacktop is painted to mimic city roads and parking lots. John Benson, cleveland, 1 June 2022 Racist redlining, zoning and spending policies brought more blacktop and pollution and fewer green spaces. New York Times, 28 May 2022 Blueberries and red plums on the nose, as well as some blacktop and granite minerality. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 The Cougars made it to the playoffs despite losing their on-campus softball field to construction, forcing the team to practice on the blacktop and play at a nearby park. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 In court filings this week, before the settlement was reached, city lawyers continued disputing how things unfolded, saying Aguirre’s head landed on the foot of officer Morgan, not directly on the blacktop. Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2022 See More
Rick Childress, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 During the eight-hour drive inland from Dakar to the northern town of Podor, the blacktop road crosses an ocean of crunchy sand. Jori Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 One by one, the seven Samuels siblings and their parents, Shanda and Qwanzi Samuels Sr., stumble out and make their way up a hill adjacent to the blacktop. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2022 The blacktop is painted to mimic city roads and parking lots. John Benson, cleveland, 1 June 2022 Racist redlining, zoning and spending policies brought more blacktop and pollution and fewer green spaces. New York Times, 28 May 2022 Blueberries and red plums on the nose, as well as some blacktop and granite minerality. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 The Cougars made it to the playoffs despite losing their on-campus softball field to construction, forcing the team to practice on the blacktop and play at a nearby park. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 In court filings this week, before the settlement was reached, city lawyers continued disputing how things unfolded, saying Aguirre’s head landed on the foot of officer Morgan, not directly on the blacktop. Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
blacktop
noun
black·top ˈblak-ˌtäp
: a black material used especially to pave roads