asphaltic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In the business, this mix of liquid asphalt cement, sand and small stone chips is called asphaltic concrete.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
In samples of snow collected in a remote section of Yellowstone National Park�where man-made pollutants are not likely to be at fault�Went has found "little globs of asphaltic tar matter."
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, if the asphaltic ebullition finds its way up through the lakes, would it not, certainly, and from necessity, carry the water along with it?
From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.
The crossing was designed to carry 20-ton trucks and the covered spans have laminated wood floors with asphaltic wearing surface.
From Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 by Benson, S.
Various oil shales and asphaltic deposits are essentially original sediments which have subsequently undergone more or less decay and distillation.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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