Synonyms and antonyms of Road surfaces and features in British Thesaurus

asphalt (noun)

a black sticky substance that is used for making roads

bitumen (noun)

a black sticky substance made from petroleum, used for making roads and covering roofs

blacktop (noun)

American a thick black substance used for covering road surfaces

Catseye (British)

British one of a line of objects in the middle or side of a road that reflect a car’s lights and help you to see when driving at night

chippings (noun)

British small pieces of stone used as a surface for roads and paths

cobble (noun)

a cobblestone

cobblestones (noun)

small stones with round tops used in the past to make the surface of a road

crazy paving (noun)

British flat pieces of stone of different shapes and sizes that are fitted together to make a path or hard surface

double yellow line (noun)

American two yellow lines painted down the middle of a road to tell drivers not to cross to the other side

flagstone (noun)

a hard flat piece of stone used for making a path or floor

gradient (noun)

a measure of how steep a road is

gravel (noun)

small pieces of stone used for making paths and roads

groom (verb)

to make snow firm for a path

macadam (noun)

small broken stones, usually in a sticky black substance, used for making a hard surface on a road

manhole (noun)

a hole in the surface of a road or street, covered with a metal lid and used for entering an underground passage such as a sewer

paved (adjective)

a paved road or path is covered with a hard smooth surface

pavement (noun)

American the surface of a road

paving stone (noun)

a flat square piece of stone or concrete used for covering a path or area of ground

pothole (noun)

a hole in a road

roadworks (noun)

British repairs that are done to the surface of a road. The American word is roadwork.

rough (adjective)

used about land and roads that are difficult to travel on

rutted (adjective)

a rutted surface has deep narrow marks in it made by vehicles

salt (verb)

to put salt on a road or path to stop ice forming

stud (noun)

British one of a series of slightly raised parts on a road surface that mark special areas, for example where people can cross

surface (verb)

to put a surface on a road, especially to make it smoother

tar (noun)

a thick black liquid made from coal, used especially for making the surfaces of roads

tarmac (noun)

British a thick black mixture of tar and very small stones, used especially for making the surfaces of roads

unpaved (adjective)

an unpaved road or path is not covered with a hard smooth surface