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tarnoun(usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
tarmacadamnoun(archaic) A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.
pavedCovered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
macadamnoun(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
tarmacnoun(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
macadamizedverb(American and Oxford British spelling) To cover (a road) with macadam (small, broken stones) so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.
mineral pitchnouna dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
asphalt shinglenoun(roofing) A shingle manufactured by coating a reinforcing material (felt or fibrous glass mat) with asphalt and having mineral granules on the side exposed to the weather.
coated felt sheetnounAn asphalt felt that has been coated on both sides with harder, more viscous asphalt.
antiskidnoun(aviation) Antiskid braking.
microaspersionnoun(non-native speakers' English) A sprinkling of fine droplets.
cold patchnoun(construction) A mass of semisolid asphalt concrete tamped into potholes in a paved surface to provide a temporary repair, typically used in cold winter conditions.
ashfallnounThe precipitation of ash from a volcanic eruption.
soft shouldernounA road shoulder made of gravel rather than asphalt or concrete.
shinglingnounThe act of covering with shingles.
ashflownounThe flow of ash from a volcano.
double coveragenoun(roofing) Application of asphalt, slate, or wood roofing such that the lapped portion is at least two inches wider than the exposed portion, resulting in two layers of roofing material over the deck.
road saltnounSalt used for deicing and anti-icing of roads. (Often rock salt or calcium chloride.)
skidwaynounA skid road.
saltationnounA leap, jump or dance.

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