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Asphalt vs Glasphalt - What's the difference?

asphalt | glasphalt |

As nouns the difference between asphalt and glasphalt

is that asphalt is asphalt, tarmac while glasphalt is a type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate.

asphalt

English

Alternative forms

* asphalte

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
  • asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

    • Derived terms

    * air-blown asphalt * asphalt jungle * asphalt shingle * asphalt emulsion

    See also

    * tarmac

    Verb

  • To pave with asphalt.

    • References

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    glasphalt

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate
  • * {{quote-news, 1970, March 16, , Riding on Wastes, Time citation
    • , passage=One 58-foot-long test strip of glasphalt pavement, outside the Owens-Illinois Technical Center in Toledo, has held up well during the worst winter in years
  • * {{quote-news, year=1991, date=November 15, author=Eric Melvin, title=Garbage In, Garbage Out, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Indeed, in a glut, contaminated materials may find no market at any price, or they may be used for low-value uses such as landfill cover, glasphalt paving, or sandblasting--not for closed-loop recycling that reduces solid waste and saves natural resources. }}