Blacktop

Blacktop

Blacktop may refer to:
*asphalt concrete, a composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways and parking lots
* bituminous macadams
*tarmac
*Blacktop (film), a 2000 movie starring Meat Loaf
*"Blacktop", a song by Helmet from their 1990 album "Strap It On"
*" [http://www.myspace.com/blacktoprock Blacktop] ", a 5 piece rock band from Derby, UK."
*"Blacktop", is the 2nd track of the album Aerocalexico by Calexico
* A slang term, predominantly used in inner city areas, referring to any area of hard standing that is used for recreational basketball. Used regardless of the material from which the hard standing is formed.
* [http://www.blacktoprecords.ca Blacktop Records] - An independent record label in Canada.


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  • blacktop — [blak′täp΄] n. 1. a bituminous mixture, usually asphalt, used as a surface for roads, driveways, etc. 2. a road, lot, etc. covered with blacktop vt. blacktopped, blacktopping to cover with blacktop …   English World dictionary

  • blacktop — lacktop n. 1. a bituminous material used for providing a smooth paving to a road. [PJC] 2. the surface of a road paved with blacktop[1]. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blacktop — road resurfacing material, 1931, Amer.Eng., from BLACK (Cf. black) (adj.) + TOP (Cf. top) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Blacktop — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Road Trip in die Hölle Originaltitel: Blacktop Produktionsland: Kanada Erscheinungsjahr: 2000 Länge: 100 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • blacktop — /blak top /, n., adj., v., blacktopped, blacktopping. n. 1. a bituminous substance, usually asphalt, for paving roads, parking lots, playgrounds, etc. 2. a road covered with blacktop. adj. 3. pertaining to or surfaced with blacktop: a blacktop… …   Universalium

  • blacktop — UK [ˈblækˌtɒp] / US [ˈblækˌtɑp] noun [uncountable] Word forms blacktop : singular blacktop plural blacktops American a) a thick black substance used for covering road surfaces b) a road covered with blacktop …   English dictionary

  • blacktop — /ˈblæktɒp/ (say blaktop) noun 1. a bituminous substance, as asphalt, used for surfacing roads, specifically as a top dressing for concrete roads. 2. a road surfaced with blacktop. –adjective 3. of or surfaced with blacktop. –verb (t) (blacktopped …  

  • blacktop — noun Date: 1931 a bituminous material used especially for surfacing roads; also a surface paved with blacktop • blacktop transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • blacktop — black|top [ˈblæktɔp US ta:p] n AmE 1.) [U] a thick black sticky substance that becomes hard as it dries, used to cover roads British Equivalent: tarmac 2.) the blacktop the surface of a road covered by this substance ▪ We left the blacktop and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • blacktop — [[t]blæ̱ktɒp[/t]] N UNCOUNT Blacktop is a hard black substance which is used as a surface for roads. [AM] ...waves of heat rising from the blacktop. (in BRIT, use tarmac) …   English dictionary

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