Synonyms for asphalt
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Noun
1. Bitumen — ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways
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Definitions
- n. 1
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
The mining of asphalt was big business in this area in the early twentieth century.
Related words
- Word family
- asphaltic
- Phrases
- asphalt concrete asphalt paper
Forms
- Plural
- asphalts → bitumens, tarmacs, tarmacadams, pitches…
Example sentences
- tarmac Sami's plane landed on the tarmac.
- bitumen I loathe these times like bitumen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| asphalt | falling | |
| tarmac | rising | |
| bitumen | falling | |
| tarmacadam | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pitch1
- 6 letters
- tarmac2
- 7 letters
- bitumen3
- 10 letters
- tarmacadam
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tarmac2 = 2 syllables).