blacktop

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black·top / ˈblakˌtäp/ • n. asphalt, or other black material used for surfacing roads: [as adj.] blacktop roads. ∎  a road or area surfaced with such material: playing hopscotch on the blacktop behind the school.• v. [tr.] surface (a road or area) with such material: 41 miles had been blacktopped to date.

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