asphalted
past simple and past participle ofasphalt
asphalt
verb[T]
uk/ˈæs.fɔːlt/us/ˈæs.fɑːlt/tocoversomething,typicallyarooforroad, with asphalt:
an asphaltedroad/pitch/court
Road surfaces & features
- asphalt
- asphalting
- bike lane
- bitumen
- black spot
- cycle lane
- cycle track
- double yellow line
- dropped kerb
- fast lane
- paver
- paving stone
- potholed
- pullsomeonein
- ramp
- tight turn
- traffic island
- tramlines
- verge
- weighbridge
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asphalted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Smaller roads that connect villages to population centers are not alwaysasphaltedand are often poorly maintained.
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One boy is familiar with the green lawn and the tended cricket pitch, the other has theasphaltedyard.
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In the boroughs first named is the practice of roller skating still allowed on theasphaltedstreets, though not on the payement?
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Since then roads have been built and the area is easily accessible on good, but twisty,asphaltedroads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Except for a number of level crossings where the tracks have beenasphaltedover, the line remains intact to lgrd.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All the roads areasphalted, those that connect the major villages with the urban centre.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the same time, the gravel runway wasasphalted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One year later, it was classified as a customs point and runways 05/23 and 02/20 wereasphalted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All national roads areasphalted, while the county road is a concrete road, like other smaller roads in the town.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A singleasphaltedroad traverses it to facilitate transportation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All the main roads connecting the major villages with the urban centre areasphalted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There were no concrete orasphaltedstreets, although many streets had raised cobbled sidewalks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The surface of the road isasphaltedand is motorable throughout the year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From this point, the road is no longerasphalted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1913, a third of the playgrounds wasasphalted, as a gift from a supporter.
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