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chipseal

chipseal noun: a pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate.

chipseal: a pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of...
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Noun

chipseal (countable and uncountable, plural chipseals)

  1. A pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate.
    Synonyms:
    tarseal

Verb

chipseal (third-person singular simple present chipseals, present participle chipsealing, simple past and past participle chipsealed)

  1. (transitive) To apply this surface treatment to.

Synonyms of chipseal

Forms of chipseal

Noun
pluralchipseals
alternative formchip and seal
alternative formchip seal
Verb
third-person singular presentchipseals
present participlechipsealing
past participlechipsealed
pastchipsealed

Origin of chipseal

From chip + seal.

Questions about chipseal

What does chipseal mean?
Chipseal means a pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate.
What part of speech is chipseal?
Chipseal can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of chipseal?
The plural of chipseal is chipseals.

Words near chipseal in the dictionary

  1. chips off the old block
  2. chips on one's shoulder
  3. chips up
  4. chips with everything
  5. chips-with-everything
  6. chipseal
  7. chipsealed
  8. chipsealing
  9. chipseals
  10. chipset
  11. chipsets

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