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  • verb Present participle of blacktop.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock

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Examples

  • The moon's soil, churned by meteors and whipped into a frozen froth, had an unfinished look about it, as though somebody had been blacktopping the place but stopped before he could apply the final smoothing touches.

    Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

  • He also proposed that during the winter season if NHA charge the commuters using the tunnel to go and come from Chitral the amount for blacktopping could be earn in one season easily as many people are desirous to travel inside this longest tunnel of the country.

    Lawari Rail Tunnel to be converted into road tunnel 2009

  • NWFP Minister for population welfare Saleem khan inaugurated extension and blacktopping of Bakarabad road with the cost of 5.396 million rupees.

    Minister tour to Chitral 2009

  • Addressing on the occasion MNA Chitral Prince Muhayuddin assured for blacktopping of Mulkoh and Qaghlasht road, he announced of 30000 for management committee.

    Thief Caught Red-Handed 2009

  • And that is why the President of Pakistan pleased to announce 490 million of fund for blacktopping of this road to motivate and attract more and more tourists to Shundoor but release of fund is unnecessarily delay.

    Atakh Irrigation Channel left unfinished due to lack of funds 2009

  • Muhammad Qadir Shah Nazim Union Council Mulkoh and other social workers from the area while talking to local journalist said that some 490 million of fund had announced by President of Pakistan in 2006 for Shundoor road but only 20.5 million was released for blacktopping of 70 KM road from Booni to Shundoor the world highest polo ground.

    Atakh Irrigation Channel left unfinished due to lack of funds 2009

  • He also proposed that during the winter season if NHA charge the commuters using the tunnel to go and come from Chitral the amount for blacktopping could be earn in one season easily as many people are desirous to travel inside this longest tunnel of the country.

    Lawari Tunnel to be used at ROad Tunnel 2009

  • CHITRAL: Work on blacktopping of Shundoor road from Booni badly affecting due to delay in release of fund while Terich on Athak irrigation Channel also not completed timely because of blocking its fund.

    Atakh Irrigation Channel left unfinished due to lack of funds 2009

  • He said I will continue under going developmental schemes and projects launched and announced by the President General Musharaf like blacktopping of Booni to Mastuj road, completion of Lawari Rail Tunnel, solving shortage of electricity shortage by launching mini hydro projects and completion of Golain goal hydro power house.

    MNA Chitral interview 2008

  • Destroying small, locally-owned entrepreneurs; locking undocumented workers in to clean their stores overnight; installing security cameras in the parking lots to make employees paranoid about talking to union organizers (while letting kidnappings and other crimes go on undetected), blacktopping such a vast patch of land that the runoff from its parking lots alone is a toxic tributary to local rivers and streams.

    Charlie Cray: Wal-Mart's War on America 2008

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