chipseal

English edit

A chipseal road

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

chip +‎ seal

Noun edit

chipseal (countable and uncountable, plural chipseals)

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

Synonyms edit

tarseal^[1]

Verb edit

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

(transitive) To apply this surface treatment to.

References edit

^ Orsman, Harry W. (1997) The Dictionary of New Zealand English, First edition, Auckland: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 818

Anagrams edit

sphaceli

[1] Orsman, Harry W. (1997) The Dictionary of New Zealand English, First edition, Auckland: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 818

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