blacktop

== English == === Alternative forms === black top, black-top === Etymology === From black +‎ top. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblæktɒp/ === Noun === blacktop (countable and uncountable, plural blacktops) (US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac). [from 20th c.] (US, countable) A road so paved. (US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot. ==== Hypernyms ==== (paved area on a schoolground): schoolyard (UK) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blacktop (third-person singular simple present blacktops, present participle blacktopping, simple past and past participle blacktopped) (US) To pave with blacktop. [from 20th c.]