asfalto — meaning in English

English meaning

• asphalt noun A thick, sticky black substance used mainly for surfacing roads, mixed with sand and gravel.
• tarmac noun A tar-based surfacing material used on roads, or the road surface itself.

Senses

asfalto is used for these senses in English:

• tarmac (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

asphalt — full definition

1. noun A thick, sticky black substance used mainly for surfacing roads, mixed with sand and gravel.
2. verb To cover a surface with asphalt.

tarmac — full definition

1. noun A tar-based surfacing material used on roads, or the road surface itself.
2. noun The paved area of an airport where aircraft park or move around, apart from the runway.
3. verb (of an aircraft) To sit on the ground, often on the taxiway, waiting for permission to take off.

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