It was opened as a grass strip for military use in the late 1960s, but later acquired an asphalt runway. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
asphalt the driveway. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Nor do they believe they can fly, or that asphalt is bouncy. From Wordnik.com. [FACING THE GROUND • by Doug Paul Case] Reference
"The way we change concrete and asphalt is to start counting people.". From Wordnik.com. [City planners track cyclists, pedestrians to measure trail needs] Reference
Here the asphalt is littered with bits of trees and stray vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 9, 2005 - January 15, 2005 Archives] Reference
A lot bigger chunk of the earth is covered in asphalt than in mining works. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats declare war on West Virginia. Again. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference
Craig – That the black Civic is buried to the axles in asphalt? cmholm Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Requests Thread] Reference
Since it was Saudi Arabia, the greens were covered in asphalt rather than grass. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Strange Golf Courses Around the world » E-Mail] Reference
Highway asphalt is streaked in red, and there's a steady exodus of mud-laden trucks heading away from Kolontar. From Wordnik.com. [Hungarians Doubt Recovery From Sludge Disaster] Reference
Department spokesman Brian Steele said the city has a lot of questions about KFC's program, like what type of asphalt is used. From Wordnik.com. [KFC Wants To Fix Chicago's Pothole Problem - The Consumerist] Reference
asphalt shortages and attendant price increases are likely to result given the expected widespread use of short-term asphalt overlays. From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
In the USA, bitumen is called asphalt, thus causing some confusion. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Then again, they’re probably on the road on purpose — the asphalt is warm. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - The turtle karma balancing act.] Reference
Caldwell transformed his four-wheeler into what he now calls his asphalt sleigh. From Wordnik.com. [theleafchronicle.com - Local News] Reference
Of course, he's driving on a highway paved with asphalt, which is produced from petroleum. From Wordnik.com. [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference
I know they recently found a couple of what they're calling asphalt volcanoes off the california coast. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Beyond the asphalt is the yellowish white sand that makes up so much of the arid soil of southern Spain. From Wordnik.com. [Claudia Ricci: So How Do Fiction Writers Fool Readers?] Reference
Unless you're paying road tax on those two lower limbs, passage on the asphalt is a privilege, not a right. From Wordnik.com. [j-gan Diary Entry] Reference
The asphalt is a long way down when you are standing on atop your bike frame, navigating solely with your feet!. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHugger] Reference
New asphalt is then put on top of the base. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayor Updates Us on "Shovel Ready": Digging Up Roads and FIlling Them Back Up Again] Reference
A moment later, the crunching of guards’ footsteps on the asphalt was a relief. From Wordnik.com. [Law of Attraction] Reference
Margins also fell on the company's secondary products such as asphalt and fuel oil. From Wordnik.com. [Slimmer Margins at Valero] Reference
The inflation is blamed on high costs for fuel, materials such as asphalt, and for construction. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: But we can get our money back, can't we?] Reference
LAWRENCE: Doctors are -- or I should say the city is experimenting with a new kind of asphalt alternative. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2007] Reference
Another thing we didn't notice until we got home was what appeared to be two finger swipes through the "asphalt". From Wordnik.com. [You, Too, Can Have Teletubby Poo] Reference
BROOKS: And one of the things they do, too, there, they use a different kind of asphalt and concrete, something that withstand it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2007] Reference
In Trinidad and Tobago we use the word 'asphalt' or. From Wordnik.com. [TrinidadExpress Today's News] Reference
We don't need to invent a new kind of asphalt or concrete every time we lay a new road. From Wordnik.com. [The IT Skeptic - Comments] Reference
You no longer need streets, or highways or any other kind of asphalt or concrete roadway. From Wordnik.com. [Wheels] Reference
Looking at kind of asphalt pricing, seeing that crude has come off a lot, how do you guys expect. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
People who regularly run or play sports on hard surfaces such as asphalt are more prone to stress fractures. From Wordnik.com. [The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines] Reference
Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jennifer McCord calls this kind of asphalt textured pavement. From Wordnik.com. [News for InsideNova.com] Reference
They travel around the country, specializing in itinerant work such as asphalt paving and sealing, painting and roof repair. From Wordnik.com. [Berks county news] Reference
Cleveland city councilor Joe Cimperman at the construction of Wonder City Farm, one of the city's many "asphalt" vegetable gardens. From Wordnik.com. [Worldchanging: Bright Green] Reference
Every acre of impervious surface, such as asphalt, concrete and rooftop creates over a million gallons of stormwater runoff per year. From Wordnik.com. [WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News] Reference
A 10-worker crew pouring and raking asphalt onto the road slows their progress. From Wordnik.com. [The Recession Is Over] Reference
Water-resistant and shock-absorbent, the cases can guard as well on sand as they can on asphalt. From Wordnik.com. [Beach Wear] Reference
The numbers are impressive: 70,000 square meters of sidewalks, 20 kilometers of granite curbs, 100,000 tons of road asphalt. From Wordnik.com. [A Leader's Legacy] Reference
The pool was a marvel of engineering, kept watertight by bricks set in mortar above layers of asphalt, mud brick, clay and more brick. From Wordnik.com. [When The Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings] Reference
A shopping center surrounded by acres of striped asphalt, whether it's empty or full, might as well put up a moat against pedestrians. From Wordnik.com. [15 Ways To Fix The Suburbs] Reference
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