Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chipseal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chipseal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To apply this surface treatment to.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From chip + seal.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chipseals (plural) chip and seal (alternative) chip seal (alternative) chipseals (present, singular) chipsealing (participle, present) chipsealed (participle, past) chipsealed (past)

Synonyms

tarseal

Questions

What does chipseal mean?
A pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate.
Where does chipseal come from?
From chip + seal.

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