asphalts
Covers with blacktop
Asphalts is the plural of asphalt, the dark petroleum-based substance used for paving roads and waterproofing.
Different asphalts vary in composition and application—some engineered for highways, others for roofing or industrial uses: The contractor compared several asphalts before selecting one for the parking lot.
As a verb, asphalts means covers with asphalt: The crew asphalts three miles of road each day.
Paved paths for vehicles
- streetsPublic urban ways
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- pavementHard road covering
- tarmacPaved airport surface
blacktop · surfacing · driveways · parking lots · runways · bitumen · macadam · hot mix
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- tarFile bundling utility
- pitchFrequency of sound
viscous · black · sticky · waterproof · refinery · distillation · polymer · modified
Putting down horizontally
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- compactingPressing material denser
- spreadingExtending over space
- gradingAssigning marks to work
steamroller · paver · aggregate · binder · emulsion · mixers · crews · contractors
roads
Paved paths for vehicles
tarmac · blacktop · surfacing · driveways · parking lots · runways · bitumen · macadam · hot mix · resurfacing
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- tarFile bundling utility
pitch · viscous · black · sticky · waterproof · refinery · distillation · polymer · modified · recycled
laying
Putting down horizontally
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- compactingPressing material denser
- spreadingExtending over space
grading · steamroller · paver · aggregate · binder · emulsion · mixers · crews · contractors · subgrade
- fresh asphalt
- asphalt jungleCity as harsh wilderness
- natural asphaltNaturally occurring tar substance
- asphalt roadPaved vehicle thoroughfare
- asphalt shinglesPetroleum-based roof tiles
- asphalt pavingApplying bituminous road coating