asphalt

Meanings

Noun

• A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
• , a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

Verb

• To pave with asphalt.

Origin

• From Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος. Displaced native .