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

Recent Examples on the Web

Then there was Felix Olivero, wearing a purple Argentina jersey and matching hat, leaning on his crutches under the hot sun on the scorching blacktop of a Hard Rock parking lot. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

The twisting blacktop was built for travelers seeking Appalachian overlooks and a panoramic drive for all seasons, with undulating slopes of color in the fall and a bounty of forest canopy in summer. — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

In my case, the blacktop started to fracture into chunks about the size of a piece of pumpkin pie. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026

In Indianapolis, the Newfields art museum transformed one parking lot to include bioretention rain gardens and another with a permeable grid instead of traditional blacktop. — Aya Diab, Fortune, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blacktop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop
• laptop

Kids Definition

blacktop

noun

black·​top -ˌtäp 

: a bituminous material (as asphalt) used especially for surfacing roads

also : a surface paved with blacktop

blacktop verb