Meaning Of The Word Asphalt

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asphalt
Asphalt is a black substance used to make the surfaces of things such as roads and playgrounds.

asphalt in American English
a brown or black, tarlike, bituminous substance that consists mainly of hydrocarbons, found in large flat beds or made by refining petroleum
to pave, roof, etc. with asphalt
adjective: of, pertaining to, or containing asphalt
noun: any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures
transitive verb: to cover or pave with asphalt

asphalt in British English
noun: 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
verb: to cover with asphalt

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