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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Massive trees rise from the edge of the narrow one-lane blacktop, and waterfalls are scattered throughout the forest.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 22 Oct. 2025
At the side of the road, however, an external measurement unit is connected to the sensor wire, which protrudes out from the blacktop.
—New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
The blacktop play space increased with the removal of old portable buildings and better access was created to connect to the playfields.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Jack Burkle, of Roanoke, Virginia, sat on the blacktop holding his spot, though a friend was buying a blanket to help pass the hours with a bit more comfort.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 22 Oct. 2025
At the side of the road, however, an external measurement unit is connected to the sensor wire, which protrudes out from the blacktop.
—New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
The blacktop play space increased with the removal of old portable buildings and better access was created to connect to the playfields.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Jack Burkle, of Roanoke, Virginia, sat on the blacktop holding his spot, though a friend was buying a blanket to help pass the hours with a bit more comfort.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Blacktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacktop. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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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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