blacktopn.

Brit.

/ˈblaktɒp/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌtɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., top n.¹

Etymology: < black adj. + top n.¹

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A blackish asphalt-based composite material used for surfacing roads, driveways, etc. Also: a road, driveway, etc., surfaced with this material. Frequently attributive. Cf. Tarmac n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > tarred

macadamization1869

blacktop1917

hardtop1946

the bitumen1953

1917 News-Sentinel (Rochester, Indiana) 11 Apr. 1/3 Mr. Shafer started to pass another car and lost control on the slippery wet blacktop surface.

1922 Oregon Voter 29 Apr. 187/1 California is covering its miles of cement paving with black top to keep it from going to pieces entirely.

1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 112 Juan..turned right into the black-top road.

1957 ‘F. Richards’ Practise to Deceive ii. 26 She took it easy, backing up the narrow blacktop.

1988 T. Wynne-Jones Fastyngange 248 The seamless, shiny blacktop of the drive.

2006 M. H. Goodwin Hidden Life of Girls i. 2 They can't go onto the blacktop and play soccer. Somebody's gonna fall and break their knee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

blacktopv.

Brit.

/ˈblaktɒp/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌtɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: blacktop n.

Etymology: < blacktop n. Compare slightly earlier blacktopped adj.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

transitive. To surface (a road) with blacktop.

ΚΠ

1929 San Antonio (Texas) Express 5 July 6/4 Fred Blundell was named to see what could be done about blacktopping the piece of road this side of Joilett to the Clearlock bridge.

1943 Billboard 20 Nov. 43/1 All kinds of building is projected among grounds improvements—everything from black-topping roads to finishing uncompleted grandstands.

1967 V. Mehta Portrait of India 222 The Army may do the blasting for our roads, but it's our job to widen them and blacktop them and maintain them.

2005 ‘L. Child’ One Shot (2006) 186 I had my driveway blacktopped. They left a cone on the sidewalk to stop people driving on it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blacktop
释义	blacktopn. Brit. /ˈblaktɒp/, U.S. /ˈblækˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., top n.¹ Etymology: < black adj. + top n.¹ Originally and chiefly U.S. A blackish asphalt-based composite material used for surfacing roads, driveways, etc. Also: a road, driveway, etc., surfaced with this material. Frequently attributive. Cf. Tarmac n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > tarred macadamization1869 blacktop1917 hardtop1946 the bitumen1953 1917 News-Sentinel (Rochester, Indiana) 11 Apr. 1/3 Mr. Shafer started to pass another car and lost control on the slippery wet blacktop surface. 1922 Oregon Voter 29 Apr. 187/1 California is covering its miles of cement paving with black top to keep it from going to pieces entirely. 1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 112 Juan..turned right into the black-top road. 1957 ‘F. Richards’ Practise to Deceive ii. 26 She took it easy, backing up the narrow blacktop. 1988 T. Wynne-Jones Fastyngange 248 The seamless, shiny blacktop of the drive. 2006 M. H. Goodwin Hidden Life of Girls i. 2 They can't go onto the blacktop and play soccer. Somebody's gonna fall and break their knee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blacktopv. Brit. /ˈblaktɒp/, U.S. /ˈblækˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: blacktop n. Etymology: < blacktop n. Compare slightly earlier blacktopped adj. Originally and chiefly U.S. transitive. To surface (a road) with blacktop. ΚΠ 1929 San Antonio (Texas) Express 5 July 6/4 Fred Blundell was named to see what could be done about blacktopping the piece of road this side of Joilett to the Clearlock bridge. 1943 Billboard 20 Nov. 43/1 All kinds of building is projected among grounds improvements—everything from black-topping roads to finishing uncompleted grandstands. 1967 V. Mehta Portrait of India 222 The Army may do the blasting for our roads, but it's our job to widen them and blacktop them and maintain them. 2005 ‘L. Child’ One Shot (2006) 186 I had my driveway blacktopped. They left a cone on the sidewalk to stop people driving on it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1917v.1929
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