glasphalt

glasphalt
/glas"fawlt, glahs"-/ or, esp. Brit., /-falt/, n.
a road-surfacing material composed of asphalt and crushed glass.
[1965-70; b. GLASS and ASPHALT]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • glasphalt — /glas fawlt, glahs / or, esp. Brit., / falt/, n. a road surfacing material composed of asphalt and crushed glass. [1965 70; b. GLASS and ASPHALT] * * * …   Universalium

  • glasphalt — noun A type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate …   Wiktionary

  • Glassphalt — (also spelled glasphalt ) is a variety of asphalt that uses crushed glass. It has been used as an alternative to conventional bituminous asphalt pavement since the early 1970s. Glassphalt must be properly mixed and placed if it is to meet roadway …   Wikipedia

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