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blacktop
/ˈblæktɒp/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
behind
BLACKTOP + NOUN
road, school
PREP.
in, off, on
Definitions
noun
1
Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
Then I was around the hill on the blacktop and in another country.
2
A road so paved.
3
A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
At one time, students were able to play basketball on the blacktop behind the school building, and teachers were also able to park on campus. Now, teachers park on the streets, and there is no place for students to let off steam with casual, non-organized sports before or after school.
From the dismissive receptionist in the main office to the lines on the school blacktop for dropping off and picking up children, schools often make parents feel that they must justify their presence.
verb
1
To pave with blacktop.
The county first blacktopped that road decades ago
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other a
- blacktopping
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Then I was around the hill on the blacktop and in another country.
Wiktionary02
At one time, students were able to play basketball on the blacktop behind the school building, and teachers were also able to park on campus. Now, teachers park on the streets, and there is no place f
Wiktionary03
From the dismissive receptionist in the main office to the lines on the school blacktop for dropping off and picking up children, schools often make parents feel that they must justify their presence.
Wiktionary04
The county first blacktopped that road decades ago
Wiktionary05
The blacktop road glistened in the heat of the afternoon sun.
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