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Meanings of asphalt in anglès

rus
асфальтовая краска
portuguès
asfalto
espanyol
betun de judea
català
asfalt
Wikidata

Form of petroleum, primarily used in road construction.

asfalt
Wikidata

A mixture containing tar, used to make roads, pavements etc.

portuguès
betume
català
asfalt
espanyol
asfalto

A dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons.

asfalt

To cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle or pedestrian traffic.

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Examples for "mineral pitch"
Examples for "mineral pitch"
1
The dull coal is called bituminous, because it contains more bitumen or mineral pitch.
Diggers in the Earth
2
Professor Wright of Yale has used a hard mineral pitch as a cement in vacuum work with success.
On Laboratory Arts
Usage of asphalt in anglès
1
Across the way, asphalt-shingled row houses also butted up to the road.
One for the money
2
Its other products include oxidized asphalt, roofing components and synthetic packaging materials.
Reuters
3
On the way home, I thought about the man entombed in asphalt.
Flash and Bones
4
The cars were carrying wheat, barley, beer and liquid asphalt, he said.
Reuters
5
It was very tempting to think: what if we just asphalt it?
The Guardian
6
More than that, however, the asphalt made Eve think of her life.
Eve of darkness
7
An asphalt footpath ran alongside the access road and circled the park.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
8
The pack seemed heavy enough to push him through the asphalt pavement.
Three Soldiers
9
The asphalt in the barrel contains an additive commonly used at speedways.
Flash and Bones
10
Willy's feet stuck to the asphalt; her legs could no longer move.
In the night room: a novel
11
It's so hot today that the asphalt is swimming beneath my feet.
Leaving Time
12
The smooth asphalt became a rough road as the suburbs were reached.
The Centralia Conspiracy
13
The asphalt was cracked and they had to make their way carefully.
Metro 2033
14
The light of the Kwik-Pik fanned across the small asphalt parking lot.
Disciple of the dog
15
The sand had disappeared, and the soil was more like asphalt pavement.
The Voyage of the Rattletrap
16
Beyond the wipers he could see the pale asphalt road rising up.
Villain
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Translations for asphalt
portuguès
asfaltobetume
català
asfalt
Asphalt through the time
Asphalt across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common