asphalt (noun)
101Hotbox — or hot box may refer to: * Hot box, an overheated journal box on a railroad car * Hot Box (asphalt), An insulated, heated container used for storing hot asphalt * The Box (torture), also called a sweatbox; a form of torture and penal punishment… …
102List of generic and genericized trademarks — Contents 1 List of former trademarks that have become generic terms 2 List of protected trademarks frequently used as generic terms 3 Notes 4 References …
103Albania — /al bay nee euh, bayn yeuh/, n. 1. a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 3,293,252; 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Cap.: Tirana. 2. Obs. Scotland. * * * Albania Introduction Albania Background: In 1990 …
104Ecuador — Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian, adj., n. /ek weuh dawr /, n. a republic in NW South America. 11,690,535; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Cap.: Quito. * * * Ecuador Introduction Ecuador Background: The Republic of the Equator was one of three …
105city — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. town, municipality; capital, metropolis, megalopolis, cosmopolis; city state, burg (inf.), big town (inf.). See abode. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. urban, metropolitan, civil, civic; see municipal ,… …
106road — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. way, path, track, passage, highway, roadway, thoroughfare, trail; anchorage. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A strip prepared for travel] Syn. path, way, highway, roadway, street, avenue,… …
107Trinidad and Tobago — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Trinidad and Tobago <p></p> Background: <p></p> First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands sugar… …
108bitumen — /ˈbɪtʃəmən / (say bichuhmuhn) noun 1. any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, etc., consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, and used in surfacing roads, roofing, etc. 2. a brown tar or asphalt like substance used in painting. –phrase 3 …
109asphaltene — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌtēn noun ( s) Etymology: French asphaltène, from asphalte asphalt + ène ene : any of the components of a bitumen (as asphalt) that are soluble in carbon disulfide but not in paraffin naphtha and that are held to constitute the solid… …
110asphalter — asˈphalter noun A person who lays asphalt • • • Main Entry: ↑asphalt …
