adjective
- covered or paved with metal or broken stone for road construction
Usage: British spelling; road construction
Examples
- The metalled road provided a smooth surface for heavy traffic.
- They preferred the metalled highway over the rough dirt track.
- The village finally got a metalled road connecting it to the main town.
- Construction crews worked to create a properly metalled surface.
- The metalled driveway could handle the weight of delivery trucks.
- Rural areas often lack metalled roads during the rainy season.