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/ˈblæktɒp/ · noun
(US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac)..
Then I was around the hill on the blacktop and in another country.
At one time, students were able to play basketball on the blacktop behind the school building, and teachers were also able to park on campus. Now, teachers park on the streets, and there is no place for students to let off steam with casual, non-organized sports before or after school.
From the dismissive receptionist in the main office to the lines on the school blacktop for dropping off and picking up children, schools often make parents feel that they must justify their presence.
The county first blacktopped that road decades ago
Use blacktop when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blacktop means (US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac)..
Common synonyms include blacktopping.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Then I was around the hill on the blacktop and in another country.
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