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Meanings of asphalt in English
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.
Synonyms
Examples for "pave"
Examples for "pave"
1
Finally, regulation could pave the way for products that pose less risk.
2
The idea was to pave the way for the much-vaunted cashless society.
3
Many fear these divisions could pave the way for all-out civil war.
4
The primary launched SAFCOIN platforms pave the way for future revolutionary developments.
5
The amendments are designed to pave way for parliamentary and presidential elections.
Usage of asphalt in English
1
Across the way, asphalt-shingled row houses also butted up to the road.
2
Its other products include oxidized asphalt, roofing components and synthetic packaging materials.
3
On the way home, I thought about the man entombed in asphalt.
4
The cars were carrying wheat, barley, beer and liquid asphalt, he said.
5
It was very tempting to think: what if we just asphalt it?
6
More than that, however, the asphalt made Eve think of her life.
7
An asphalt footpath ran alongside the access road and circled the park.
8
The pack seemed heavy enough to push him through the asphalt pavement.
9
The asphalt in the barrel contains an additive commonly used at speedways.
10
Willy's feet stuck to the asphalt; her legs could no longer move.
11
It's so hot today that the asphalt is swimming beneath my feet.
12
The smooth asphalt became a rough road as the suburbs were reached.
13
The asphalt was cracked and they had to make their way carefully.
14
The light of the Kwik-Pik fanned across the small asphalt parking lot.
15
The sand had disappeared, and the soil was more like asphalt pavement.
16
Beyond the wipers he could see the pale asphalt road rising up.
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Asphalt through the time
Asphalt across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common