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MACADAM
tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam
(noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
macadam
(noun) broken stone used in macadamized roadways
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
macadam (countable and uncountable, plural macadams)
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
(US, dated, countable) Any road or street.
Verb
macadam (third-person singular simple present macadams, present participle macadamming or macadaming, simple past and past participle macadammed or macadamed)
(transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.
Etymology
Proper noun
Macadam
A surname.
Etymology
Proper noun
MacAdam
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
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