TARMAC

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• amtrac, mactra, ram-cat

Source: Wiktionary

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