asphalt
/ˈæsfɔlt/ verb C2- To pave with asphalt.
He/she/it asphalts · Past asphalted · Past participle asphalted · -ing form asphalting
Verb forms
- Base form
- asphalt
- He/she/it
- asphalts
- Past
- asphalted
- Past participle
- asphalted
- -ing form
- asphalting
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Multiply that by thousands of rooftops, add asphalt streets and the warm air pumped out by countless air conditioners, and you end up with what scientists call an urban heat island: a city that stays noticeably warmer than the countryside around it, especially at night.
Several forward-thinking cities are installing special asphalt on highways to significantly reduce tire noise.
Before these sprawling ribbons of asphalt conquered the landscape, traversing the vast continent was a grueling test of automotive endurance.
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