asphaltnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæs.fɔːlt/us/ˈæs.fɑːlt/a black, sticky substance, often mixed with small stones or sand, that forms a strong surface when it becomes hard
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Building materials
- adobe
- airbrick
- asbestos
- bitumen
- boarding
- brick
- flitch
- floorboard
- flooring
- hard core
- hardboard
- lacquer
- limestone
- razor wire
- reinforced concrete
- roofing
- rubble
- screed
- shingle
- siding
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Road surfaces & features
asphaltverb [ T ]
uk/ˈæs.fɔːlt/us/ˈæs.fɑːlt/to cover something, typically a roof or road, with asphalt:
an asphalted road/pitch/court
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Road surfaces & features
- bitumen
- black spot
- blind spot
- camber
- cattle grid
- gritter
- hairpin bend
- kerb
- kerbside
- lay-by
- manhole
- pothole
- rest area
- rest stop
- resurface
- roadside
- rumble strip
- S-bend
- traffic calming
- tramlines
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Covering and adding layers