asphalt concrete

noun

A material often used for road surfacing, composed of a hard, granular material such as crushed stone combined with asphalt as a binder.

“Near-synonyms: blacktop, tarmac, tarmacadam”

Similar
asphalt[Appendix:Glossaryblacktoptarmactarmacadam

Meanings

nounasphalt concrete (countable and uncountable, plural asphalt concretes)

plural asphalt concretes

  1. countableuncountableA material often used for road surfacing, composed of a hard, granular material such as crushed stone combined with asphalt as a binder.

    Near-synonyms: blacktop, tarmac, tarmacadam

    1 more example

    Before this street was paved with asphalt concrete, it was paved with cobbles.

    Synonyms: asphalt[Appendix:Glossary, blacktop, tarmac, tarmacadam

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA material often used for road surfacing, composed of a hard, granular material such as crushed stone combined with asphalt as a binder.

Similar
asphalt[Appendix:Glossaryblacktoptarmactarmacadam

Translations

Polish asfaltobeton
  • asfaltobetonTranslations
Russian асфальтобето́н
  • асфальтобето́н (asfalʹtobetón)Translations
Spanish garujo asfáltico
  • garujo asfálticoTranslations
Ukrainian асфальтобето́н
  • асфальтобето́н (asfalʹtobetón)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

asphalt concrete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asphalt%20concrete

MLA

“asphalt concrete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asphalt%20concrete. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asphalt concrete,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asphalt%20concrete.

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