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

With nearby MPs training their guns on her, Ziva laid down her weapon and sprawled across the blacktop, looking up at a confused Tali. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025

Shrieks of laughter rang through the crowded blacktop of McCormick Elementary School in Little Village, echoing off the walls of the century-old building back to the students making the noise. —Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

The blacktop improvements include a new basketball court for the lower grades. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

There’s nothing like pulling a vehicle over to the side of a two-lane blacktop and stepping out into the complete silence of a desert landscape. —Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025

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