asphalt
noun /ˈæsfælt/
/ˈæsfɔːlt/
[uncountable]- a thick black sticky substance used especially for making the surface of roadsTopics Physics and chemistryc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryAsphalt is used before these nouns:
- road
Word Originlate Middle English: from French asphalte, based on late Latin asphalton, asphaltum, from Greek asphalton.