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blacktop.

Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblæktɒp/
  1. Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).

    US · uncountable
  2. A road so paved.

    US · countable
  3. A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.

    US · countable
Where this word comes from

From black + top.

verb/ˈblæktɒp/
  1. To pave with blacktop.

    US
    The county first blacktopped that road decades ago
Where this word comes from

From black + top.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.