black top
Paved road material
Blacktop is asphalt paving, the dark surface material covering most roads, driveways, and parking lots: The summer heat made the blacktop soft.
As a verb, to blacktop is to pave with asphalt: They blacktopped the driveway last week.
The term emphasizes the color contrast with concrete, which is gray.
Petroleum-based paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- tarFile bundling utility
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- macadamCrushed stone paving
roadway · driveway · parking lot · street · highway · pothole · crack · resurfacing
Rectangular hoops playing surface
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
- four squareHonest and unwavering
- tetherballBall on rope, hit alternately
recess · jump rope · dodgeball · pickup game · hoop · foul line · dribbling
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
macadam · roadway · driveway · parking lot · street · highway · pothole · crack · resurfacing · sealcoat
basketball court
Rectangular hoops playing surface
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
- four squareHonest and unwavering
tetherball · recess · jump rope · dodgeball · pickup game · hoop · foul line · dribbling
black topgravel
Loose small rock fragments
dirt · dirt road · unpaved road · gravel road · cobblestone
black topunpaved
Without permanent road covering
dirt track · trail · backcountry road · off-road · path