- Asp comes to halt on road surface
- Black road surface
- Mineral pitch
- Road covering material
- Road surface
- Road surfacing
- Snake? Stop! It’s used for paving
- A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide
of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite.
- Road surface
- Road-surfacing material
- Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a
bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in
many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used
in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.
- By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons,
including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the
semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the
light, volatile naphthas.
- Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen.
It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface
of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It
occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore
called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many
parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.
- A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used
for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs,
etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar,
lime, sand, etc.