Word Finder - asphalt

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A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

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Asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

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To pave with asphalt.

Small amounts of asphalt have been sent to the United States.

Copper is mined and extensive deposits of petroleum and asphalt are being exploited.

The main exports were asphalt and calcium carbide.

Asphalt is obtained in Ferghana.

Besides the above, the mineral resources of Mexico include coal, petroleum, asphalt, platinum, graphite, soda and marble.

The principal minerals are gold, copper, iron, sulphur, coal, asphalt and petroleum.

Glass and other sands and gravel ($13,270,032), lime ($11,091,186), phosphate rock ($10,653,558), salt ($7,553,632), natural mineral waters ($7,287,269), sulphur ($6,668,215, almost wholly from Louisiana), slate ($6,316,8 I7), gypsum ($4,138,560), clay ($2,599,986), asphalt ($1,888,881), talc and soapstone ($1,401,222), borax ($975,000, all from California), and pyrite ($857,113) were the next most important products in 1908.

Besides salt, the asphalt mining industry may be mentioned.

The most extensive peat-workings are in the valleys of the Somme; asphalt comes from Seyssel (Am) and Puyde-Dme.

There has been some development in the manufacture of agricultural machinery and implements, vehicles, pianos and furniture, and some older industries, such as tanning leather and the manufacture of saddles and harness, the milling of wheat and Indian corn, distilling, soap-making, &c. At Guanta there is a factory for the manufacture of patent fuel from Naricual coal and asphalt.

Their knives and saws of flint were mounted in wooden handles and fixed with asphalt.

Besides building materials, such as sandstone, slate, &c., the only mineral to be found within the canton is bituminous shale, the products of which can be used for petroleum and asphalt.

Lignite occurs at many points around Coimbra, Leiria and Santarem; asphalt abounds near Alcobaca; phosphorite, asbestos and sulphur are common south of the Tagus.

A large amount of peat is collected, especially in the south-west of Bohemia, as well as a great quantity of asphalt.

This action is obviously much reduced where the rock sides of the valley rise slowly; but in cases where the rock is very steep, the safest course is to face the facts, and not to depend for water-tightness upon the cementing of the masonry to the rock, but rather to provide a vertical key, or dowel joint, of some material like asphalt, which will always remain water-tight.

In the case of the Neuadd dam this difficulty was met by deliberately omitting the mortar in transverse joints at regular intervals near the top of the dam, except just at their faces, where it of course cracks harmlessly, and by filling the rest with asphalt.

Among the manufactures of Wismar are iron, machinery, paper, roofing-felt and asphalt.

Nashville is situated on and between hills and bluffs in an un dulating valley; its streets are paved with brick or granite blocks in the business section and macadamized or paved with asphalt in the residential sections.

The streets are paved mostly with asphalt and brick, though cedar and stone have been much used, and kreodone block to some extent.

The walls and ceilings are finished off with a smooth coating of hard cement and the floors are protected by cement or asphalt, according to the nature of the traffic on them.

The yard has an asphalt covering and is sufficiently large to allow drills to be carried out.

The road deck was then surfaced with hand laid mastic asphalt.

Other materials used in the late Jomon period included asphalt and lacquer.

Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas.

Recycled asphalt was recycled on site for the capping layer.

Wake up to the smell of burnt asphalt as the thrill of illicit street racing permeates the air.

Asphalt - Based on a network of 49 asphalt plants, RMC's asphalt - Based on a network of 49 asphalt plants, RMC's asphalt supply capability and product range are extensive.

For example, high trafficked porous asphalt and stone mastic asphalt.

In some cases engineering measures are psychological in effect, red asphalt surfaces, the village gates we have just heard about.

The ground compaction system worked by dropping a triangular weight repeatedly onto the old car park asphalt.

Bitumen Also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum.

I had come from a city where a few unnamed trees grew out of asphalt pavements, ignored, unseen.

The porous paving can be materials such as gravel, grasscrete, porous (no fines) concrete blocks or porous asphalt.

Asphalt is taken from several deposits - from Maracaibo, Cumana and Pedernales in the Orinoco delta.

I see my daughter 's face below me, shimmering in heat that rises off the asphalt.

I have murky recollections of asphalt wastes patrolled by fierce, bulky boys smelling of penny chews and unwashed clothes.

They are made to handle different types of terrain, so you won't be confined to asphalt or pavement.

The most common choices for roofing materials are asphalt, wood and slate.

Asphalt shingles are the most expesnsive, but are also the most dependable and long lasting, often coming with a lifetime guarantee.

It includes listings for asphalt shingle, wood shake, tile, metal, natural slate, and flat, foam, and single ply roofing contractors.

Next, wipe up the litter and wash the drive with a suitable cleaner for concrete or asphalt.

Solar shingles are photovoltaic cells that are manufactured to look like traditional asphalt shingles.

The semiconductor is attached to a clear layer of the shingle and can be backed with many types of materials, including material, slate, or even asphalt.

Making Memories has a line of bonded leather scrapbooks available in colors such as chocolate, asphalt, lavender, sky, and red apple.

Concrete and asphalt can harm your dog's feet, and sand puts more stress on joints than grass.

This way, your dog's paws won't get torn up by asphalt or cement and will have a chance to get tougher.

They spend their time in air-conditioned spaces and they walk on carpet, asphalt or concrete.

If you find hard surfacing, asphalt, concrete, or grass growing underneath play equipment, call the owner of the playground.

The new iteration promises more high-speed, big-air asphalt excitement on larger tracks with dazzling views of New York, Tokyo, and more, driving the dreamiest horses from Ferrari, Dodge, and Lamborghini.

Sand, asphalt, and cement pavement can all become dangerously hot surfaces when the weather turns toasty, and walking on them barefoot can actually result in some uncomfortable burns.