blacktop
Example Sentences
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Water that had surged across the blacktop deposited significant sandbars.
From New York Times
Just across town, at a treeless lot for sanitation trucks on First Avenue in East Harlem, the blacktop registered at 115 degrees, a full 31 degrees hotter.
From New York Times
Hoops is thriving in their hometown, the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, where about half the country’s population lives and where blacktop and concrete abounds.
From Seattle Times
The smooth blacktop faded to a worn chip seal, and then made the final transition to dirt and loose gravel for the remaining 40 or so miles.
From New York Times
Housing developments with uniformly black roofs, dark siding and miles of blacktop, which contribute to local high temperatures and overall global climate change.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
