- any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
- (formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar.
- any of various viscous or solid impure mixtures of hydrocarbons that occur naturally in asphalt, tar, mineral waxes, etc: used as a road surfacing and roofing material
- the constituents of coal that can be extracted by an organic solvent
- any liquid suitable for coating aggregates
- the bitumen
- any road with a bitumen surface
- the road in the Northern Territory between Darwin and Alice Springs
- a transparent brown pigment or glaze made from asphalt
