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GLASPHALT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

A road-surface material composed of asphalt and crushed glass.

OBS

Especially British.

OBS

Glassphalt: proprietary name for glasphalt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Matériel dont verre et asphalte sont les constituants et qui est destiné au revêtement de routes. (CILF)

CONT

[...] certaines rues de Manhattan sont faites à base d'un mélange bitume-verre, baptisé glassphalte.

OBS

Glasphalt : dénomination d'un revêtement routier fabriqué à partir de la récupération de bouteilles et de pneus.

Spanish

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