Form of petroleum, primarily used in road construction.
A dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons.
To cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
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Across the way, asphalt-shingled row houses also butted up to the road.
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Its other products include oxidized asphalt, roofing components and synthetic packaging materials.
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On the way home, I thought about the man entombed in asphalt.
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The cars were carrying wheat, barley, beer and liquid asphalt, he said.
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It was very tempting to think: what if we just asphalt it?
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More than that, however, the asphalt made Eve think of her life.
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An asphalt footpath ran alongside the access road and circled the park.
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The pack seemed heavy enough to push him through the asphalt pavement.
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The asphalt in the barrel contains an additive commonly used at speedways.
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Willy's feet stuck to the asphalt; her legs could no longer move.
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It's so hot today that the asphalt is swimming beneath my feet.
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The smooth asphalt became a rough road as the suburbs were reached.
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The asphalt was cracked and they had to make their way carefully.
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The light of the Kwik-Pik fanned across the small asphalt parking lot.
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The sand had disappeared, and the soil was more like asphalt pavement.
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Beyond the wipers he could see the pale asphalt road rising up.
