metaled
Given hard surface
Metaled is the past tense and past participle of metal, meaning to surface a road with broken stone or gravel.
The spelling is British; American English uses metalled.
A metaled road has a hard surface suitable for vehicles, as opposed to dirt or mud: The metaled road gave way to a rutted track through the forest.
Came into view
- pavedCovered with hard surface
- macadamCrushed stone paving
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- tarmacPaved airport surface
asphalt · cobbled · carriageway · highway · turnpike · bitumen · roadbed · sealed
surfaced
Came into view
tarmac · asphalt · cobbled · carriageway · highway · turnpike · bitumen · roadbed · sealed · resurfaced
plated
Coated with metal
greaves · gauntlet · breastplate · mail · hauberk · vambrace · pauldron · brigandine · lamellar · scale
strengthened
Made more robust
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
alloyed · braced · girded · bolstered · fortified · riveted · welded · bolted · anchored · secured
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- metal detectorDevice sensing buried conductors
- precious metalsRare, valuable metallic elements
- scrap metalDiscarded reusable iron and steel
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- metal fatigueProgressive cracking from stress
metal, metals, metallic, heavy metal, metalwork, metalworker, metallurgy, nonmetallic, metalled