Толковый словарь английского языка - asphalt
Asphalt
asphalt
I. noun also ~um Etymology: Middle English aspalt, from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek ~os Date: 14th century a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons, an ~ic composition used for pavements and as a waterproof cement, ~ic adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1859 to cover with ~ ; pave 1
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n. & v. --n. 1 a dark bituminous pitch occurring naturally or made from petroleum. 2 a mixture of this with sand, gravel, etc., for surfacing roads etc. --v.tr. surface with asphalt. Derivatives asphalter n. asphaltic adj. Etymology: ME, ult. f. LL asphalton, -um, f. Gk asphalton ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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