asphalt (noun)

  • 71paving — noun 1. the act of applying paving materials to an area • Syn: ↑pavage • Derivationally related forms: ↑pave • Hypernyms: ↑application, ↑coating, ↑covering 2. the paved surface of a thorou …

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  • 72paving material — noun material used to pave an area • Syn: ↑paving, ↑pavement • Derivationally related forms: ↑pave (for: ↑pavement), ↑pave (for: ↑pavin …

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  • 73asphaltic felt — noun : a roofing and waterproofing material consisting of saturated asbestos or rag felt cemented together with asphalt or tar pitch …

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  • 74binder course — noun : a coarse aggregate bound with bitumen between the foundation and the wearing course of an asphalt pavement …

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  • 75blown oil — noun 1. : a thickened oil obtained by blowing a fatty oil (as linseed oil or a fish oil) and used in paints and varnishes as a drying oil and in lubricants called also oxidized oil; compare bodied oil 2. : a semisolid or solid substance (as an… …

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  • 76burner man — noun : a worker who burns or heats something: as a. : one that burns up sawmill waste b. : one in charge of the mobile kettle in which asphalt paving material is kept soft by an oil flame called also kettleman c. : burner 1a(2) …

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  • 77cheese pitch — noun : asphalt in a mass whose surface had dried and formed a skin …

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  • 78continuous mixer — noun : a mixer (as of asphalt) into which the ingredients of the mix are introduced continuously, are mixed as they pass through the mixer, and are then discharged in a continuous operation opposed to batch mixer …

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  • 79dry course — noun : a starter course in roofing consisting of roofing felt or paper laid over insulation and not bedded in tar or asphalt …

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  • 80glance pitch — noun Etymology: glance (II) : a pure asphalt compare manjak …

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