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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