glasphalt

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noun

A type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate.

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Meanings

nounglasphalt (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate.

    One 58-foot-long test strip of glasphalt pavement, outside the Owens-Illinois Technical Center in Toledo, has held up well during the worst winter in years […]

    1970 March 16, “Riding on Wastes”, in Time, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2010
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    Indeed, in a glut, contaminated materials may find no market at any price, or they may be used for low-value uses such as landfill cover, glasphalt paving, or sandblasting--not for closed-loop recycling that reduces solid waste and saves natural resources.

    1991 November 15, Eric Melvin, “Garbage In, Garbage Out”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

Blend of glass + asphalt

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APA

glasphalt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glasphalt

MLA

“glasphalt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glasphalt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glasphalt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glasphalt.

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