asphalt [as-fawlt or, especially Brit., -falt] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
asphalt [as-fawlt or, especially Brit., -falt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bituminous substanced
Synonyms: bitumen, blacktop
Notes: pavement is from Latin pavimentum 'trodden-down or beaten floor'; pavement is a hard surface of which asphalt is one type
Main Entry: road
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: path upon which travel occurs
Synonyms: alley, artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, highway, lane, line, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way
Main Entry: roadway
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: road
Synonyms: artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, line, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, path, pathway, pavement, pike, route, street, subway, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way
Example Sentences
  • Also use roofing nails to attach asphalt shingles, working up from the roof's bottom end.
  • There was a brand-new paved road right up the valley with fresh white and yellow painted lines on the newly laid asphalt.
  • My feet got tougher, but were still happier with the rubber covering, especially on rocky ground and asphalt.
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Main Entry: superhighway
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: road
Synonyms: artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, line, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, path, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way
Main Entry: thruway
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: road
Synonyms: artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, course, crossroad, direction, drag*, dragway, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, lane, line*, main drag, parking lot, parkway, passage, path, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way
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