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asphalt
/ˈæsfɔlt/
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What does asphalt mean?
noun
- A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
- Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
verb
- To pave with asphalt.
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IPA pronunciation
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Soon, the flesh of the cap is attacked and, in a few days, becomes a gruel similar to liquid asphalt.
Only the poet or the saint can water an asphalt pavement in the confident anticipation that lilies will reward his labour.
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The hard court of clay or dirt, cinder, en-tout-cas, or asphalt allows more continuous play and uniform conditions in more kinds of weather.
The child, compelled to walk, is the only unresting observer of the asphalt, the pavement, the garden gates and railings, and the tedious people.
And it casteth out of the water a thing that men clepe asphalt, also great pieces, as the greatness of an horse, every day and on all sides.