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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Their efforts have made a significant dent on Staten Island; blocks that were buried Tuesday showed blacktop Wednesday.
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Ali Bauman, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Children ran across blacktop that could reach over 120 degrees on warm days.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Specifically, Callaghan said acquiring the village property along Everdon Drive would allow the district to implement Phase 2 of the project, which includes relocating Keller’s existing playground and adding a dedicated blacktop space for recess and bus rider arrival and dismissal.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Trae Jones brought the sledgehammer down on the manhole cover, each strike loosening the cast-iron lid and cracking the fresh blacktop that had settled around its edges.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
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Ali Bauman, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Children ran across blacktop that could reach over 120 degrees on warm days.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Specifically, Callaghan said acquiring the village property along Everdon Drive would allow the district to implement Phase 2 of the project, which includes relocating Keller’s existing playground and adding a dedicated blacktop space for recess and bus rider arrival and dismissal.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Trae Jones brought the sledgehammer down on the manhole cover, each strike loosening the cast-iron lid and cracking the fresh blacktop that had settled around its edges.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Blacktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacktop. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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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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