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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This one would’ve looked perfect on a cracked blacktop and a court with chain-link nets.
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Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
This one would've looked perfect on a cracked blacktop and a court with chain-link nets.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Going-to-the-Sun Road, which bisects Glacier National Park while connecting the small gateway communities of West Glacier and St. Mary, might be the most scenic two-lane blacktop in the entire national park system.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
But as early highways were prone to do, the blacktop shifted.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
This one would've looked perfect on a cracked blacktop and a court with chain-link nets.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Going-to-the-Sun Road, which bisects Glacier National Park while connecting the small gateway communities of West Glacier and St. Mary, might be the most scenic two-lane blacktop in the entire national park system.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
But as early highways were prone to do, the blacktop shifted.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Blacktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacktop. Accessed 29 May. 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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