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• Asphalt — As phalt, v. t. To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted streets. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• asphalt — early 14c., hard, resinous mineral pitch found originally in Biblical lands, from L.L. asphaltum, from Gk. asphaltos asphalt, bitumen, probably from a non Greek source, possibly Semitic [Klein, citing Lewy, 1895]. Another theory holds it to be… …   Etymology dictionary

• asphalt — as·phalt || æsfælt n. black tar like substance used for paving and roofing v. cover with asphalt, pave with asphalt …   English contemporary dictionary

• asphalt — I. noun also asphaltum Etymology: Middle English aspalt, from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos Date: 14th century 1. a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea …   Wikipedia

• asphalt — asphaltic, adj. asphaltlike, adj. /as fawlt/ or, esp. Brit., / falt/, n. 1. any of various dark colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures. 2. a similar substance that… …   Universalium

• asphalt — as•phalt [[t]ˈæs fɔlt[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] fælt[/t]] n. v. phalt•ed, phalt•ing 1) chem. any of various natural or synthetic, dark colored, bituminous substances, composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures 2) civ a mixture of such substances with… …   From formal English to slang

• asphalt — /ˈæʃfɛlt / (say ashfelt), /ˈæsfɛlt / (say asfelt) noun 1. any of various dark coloured, solid bituminous substances, composed mostly of mixtures of hydrocarbons, occurring native in various parts of the earth. 2. a similar artificial substance,… …  

• Yellow Asphalt — Infobox Film name = Yellow Asphalt caption =Yellow Asphalt DVD cover director =Danny Verete writer =Danny Verete starring =Sami Samir Tatjana Blacher Raida Adon Motti Katz Moshe Ivgi Abed Zuabi Zevik Raz producer =Danny Verete distributor =Danny… …   Wikipedia

• Land cover — is the physical material at the surface of the earth. Land covers include grass, asphalt, trees, bare ground, water, etc. There are two primary methods for capturing information on land cover: field survey and thorough analysis of remotely sensed …   Wikipedia

• tarred — adj. covered in asphalt tÉ‘r /tɑː n. dark thick substance obtained from wood and other organic substances (used in protective coatings and sealants); sailor (Informal) v. smear or cover with tar, cover with asphalt, cover with pitch …   English contemporary dictionary