- any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- a similar substance that is the by-product of petroleum-cracking operations.
- a mixture of such substances with gravel, crushed rock, or the like, used for paving.
- to cover or pave with asphalt.
- of, relating to, or containing asphalt: asphalt tile.
- any of several black semisolid substances composed of bitumen and inert mineral matter. They occur naturally in parts of America and as a residue from petroleum distillation: used as a waterproofing material and in paints, dielectrics, and fungicides
- a mixture of this substance with gravel, used in road-surfacing and roofing materials
- containing or surfaced with asphalt
- to cover with asphalt
