blacktop
Dark road coating
Blacktop is asphalt paving, the dark surface material used for roads, driveways, and parking lots.
The word often refers to the paved surface itself: kids playing basketball on the blacktop, miles of empty blacktop stretching ahead.
As a verb, to blacktop is to pave with asphalt: They blacktopped the driveway last summer.
Petroleum-based paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- macadamCrushed stone paving
- tarFile bundling utility
pavement · aggregate · binder · sealant · hot-mix · emulsion · viscosity · surfacing
Cavity in pavement
- patchingRepairing by covering
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- resurfacingComing up again
- rejuvenatorAgent of renewal
trowel · overlay · filling · weathering · deterioration · maintenance · repaving · restoration
Major road for travel
- trafficMovement along routes
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
route · pavement · shoulder · centerline · thoroughfare · carriageway · motorway · turnpike
Extremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- radiatingSending out from center
- sun-bakedDried by prolonged heat
burning · sizzling · hot · melting · thermal · summertime · barefoot · mirage
Outdoor area at school
- recessPause in activity
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
- tetherballBall on rope, hit alternately
four-square · kickball · courts · kids · dodgeball · handball · outdoor · gymnasium
Coming up again
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- paverStone for outdoor flooring
- gradingAssigning marks to work
subgrade · subbase · layering · striping · gravel · steamroller · leveling · smoothing
Enclosed vehicle storage structure
- residentialRelating to housing
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- entrancePoint of access
- curbRaised road margin
parking · property · home · landscaping · edging · private · cul-de-sac · carport
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
tar · pavement · aggregate · binder · sealant · hot-mix · emulsion · viscosity · surfacing · coating
pothole
Cavity in pavement
- patchingRepairing by covering
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- resurfacingComing up again
rejuvenator · trowel · overlay · filling · weathering · deterioration · maintenance · repaving · restoration · raveling
highway
Major road for travel
- trafficMovement along routes
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- interstateBetween political regions
freeway · route · pavement · shoulder · centerline · thoroughfare · carriageway · motorway · turnpike · commute
scorching
Extremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- radiatingSending out from center
sun-baked · burning · sizzling · hot · melting · thermal · summertime · barefoot · mirage · shimmering
schoolyard
Outdoor area at school
- recessPause in activity
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
tetherball · four-square · kickball · courts · kids · dodgeball · handball · outdoor · gymnasium
resurfacing
Coming up again
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- paverStone for outdoor flooring
grading · subgrade · subbase · layering · striping · gravel · steamroller · leveling · smoothing · curing
garage
Enclosed vehicle storage structure
- residentialRelating to housing
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- entrancePoint of access
curb · parking · property · home · landscaping · edging · private · cul-de-sac · carport · apron
- paved surfacespavement, asphalt, concrete, tarmac, sidewalk
- road triproad trip, car rental, highway, interstate, freeway
- schoolyardplayground, slide, swings, monkey bars, sandbox
- hard surfacesasphalt, pavement, concrete, tarmac, brick
- asphaltasphalt, bitumen, tarmac, natural asphalt, asphalt shingles
- basketball slangairball, alley-oop, ankle breaker, baller, ballin
blacktopgravel
Loose small rock fragments
dirt · dirt road · gravel road · unpaved · grass
blacktopwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
off-road · unimproved · raw land · backcountry · trail