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blacktop

Syllabification: (black·top)
Pronunciation: /ˈblakˌtäp/
chiefly North American
Definition of blacktop

noun

  • asphalt, or other black material used for surfacing roads: [as modifier]:blacktop roads
  • a road or area surfaced with asphalt or other black material:playing hopscotch on the blacktop behind the school

verb (blacktops, blacktopping, blacktopped)

[with object]
  • surface (a road or area) with asphalt or other black material:41 miles had been blacktopped to date

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Definition of blacktop in the British & World English dictionary
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