tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam
(noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
tarmacadam, tarmac
(noun) a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
macadamize, macadamise, tarmac
(verb) surface with macadam; “macadam the road”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tarmac (countable and uncountable, plural tarmacs)
Tarmacadam.
(loosely, British, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
Synonym: asphalt
(British, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
(informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.
tarmac (third-person singular simple present tarmacs, present participle tarmacing or tarmaccing or tarmacking, simple past and past participle tarmaced or tarmacced or tarmacked)
(British, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material.
(aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.
• amtrac, mactra, ram-cat
Source: Wiktionary
25 May 2025
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