asphalt (noun)
11asphalt mastic — noun : a mixture of asphalt and other material (as sand, crushed rock, or asbestos) used like cement …
12asphalt rock — noun : rock (as sandstone or limestone) impregnated naturally with asphalt * * * Geol. a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens …
13asphalt jungle — noun : a big city or a specified part of a big city the asphalt jungle around Times Square E.R.Bentley …
14asphalt jungle — noun Date: 1920 a big city or a specified part of a big city …
15asphalt macadam — noun : a pavement similar to tarmacadam but having asphaltic binder in place of tar …
16asphalt process — noun : bitumen process …
17asphalt — UK [ˈæsfælt] / US [ˈæsˌfɔlt] noun [uncountable] a black sticky substance that is used for making roads Derived word: asphalt UK / US verb transitive Word forms asphalt : present tense I/you/we/they asphalt he/she/it asphalts present participle… …
18asphalt — 1. noun /ˈæʃfɑlt,ˈæsfɑlt,ˈæʃfɛlt,ˈæsfɔlt/ a) A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. b) An abbreviation for asphalt… …
19asphalt — I. noun also asphaltum Etymology: Middle English aspalt, from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos Date: 14th century 1. a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and… …
20asphalt — [ asfalt, əlt] noun a dark bituminous pitch occurring naturally or derived from crude oil, used in surfacing roads or as waterproofing in building. verb surface with asphalt. Derivatives asphaltic adjective Origin ME: from Fr. asphalte, based on… …
