Tar macadam

tar·mac (tär

)

A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway.

v. tar·macked, tar·mack·ing, tar·macs

v.tr.

To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway.

v.intr.

To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft.

[Originally a trademark.]

Tarmac [ˈtɑːmæk]

(Engineering / Civil Engineering)™ (often not capital) a paving material that consists of crushed stone rolled and bound with a mixture of tar and bitumen, esp as used for a road, airport runway, etc. Full name Tarmacadam [ˌtɑːməˈkædəm] See also macadam

vb -macs, -macking, -macked (tr)

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) (usually not capital) to apply Tarmac to

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	tarmac - a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving tarmacadam paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area
	2.	tarmac - a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar macadam, tarmacadam paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
Verb	1.	tarmac - surface with macadam; "macadam the road" macadamise, macadamize coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

Translations

Tarmac® tarmac [ˈtɑːmæk] (tarmacked (vb: pt, pp)) (esp Brit)

A. N (= substance) → asfalto m, alquitranado m
the Tarmac (Aer) (= runway) → la pista de despegue (Aut) (= road) → el asfalto

B. VT → asfaltar, alquitranar

tarmac [ˈtɑː^rmæk]

(British) (on road) → macadam m

(AVIATION) (at airport) → tarmac m

modif (British) [road, path, drive] → goudronné(e)

vt (British) → goudronner

tarmac

Tarmac® → Makadam m; (generally) → Asphalt m, → Makadam m (spec)

(esp Brit Aviat) → Rollfeld nt

vt road (generally) → asphaltieren, makadamisieren (spec)

tarmac® [ˈtɑːmæk]

1. n (Brit) (on road) → macadam m al catrame; (runway) the tarmac → la pista

2. vt (Brit) → macadamizzare con il catrame

tarmac

n tarmac [ˈtaːmӕk]

the surface of a road, runway at an airport etc The plane was waiting on the tarmac. teer رَصيف الطائِرَه тармак silnice, letištní plocha asfaltbelægning; startbane der Teermakadam άσφαλτος pista mustkate, maandumisrada باند فرودگاه asfaltti piste מַסלוּל तारकोली रोडी़ asfalt kifutópálya landasan malbikaður vegur/braut piazzola (asfaltata) 舗装路 타맥 gudronuota skaldos danga, degutbetonis gudronēts ceļš/skrejceļš tarmak batu tar asfalt asfaltdekke; rullebane asfalt pista pistă бетонированная площадка cesta; štartovacia dráha steza asfalt asfaltsbeläggning, platta ยางมะตอย asfalt kaplı pist 鋪有柏油的路(路面、飛機跑道) гудроноване шосе تارکول سے بني ہوئي جگہ đường băng 铺有柏油的路（路面、飞机跑道）

n tarmacadam [taːməˈkӕdəm]

a mixture of small stones and tar used for road surfaces etc. teer حَصْباء مع قُطْران لِرَصْف الطُّرُق настилка от чакъл и катран dehtový makadam tjærebeton der Teermakadam σκυρόδεμα ασφάλτου material revestido con alquitrán bituumenkate, killustik(usegu) تارمک öljysora macadam goudronné אַספָלט तारकोली रोड़ी lijevani asfalt kátránymakadám útburkolat lapisan jalan malbik, slitlag (macadam al catrame) 舗装用材の一種 (쇄석과 타르를 섞어 굳힌 포장재료) 타르머캐덤 asfaltas asfalts campuran batu kecil dan tar teerasfalt tjærebetong asfalt macadame macadam дёгтебетон dechtový macadam katraniziran makadam asfalt asfaltsbeläggning ยางมะตอย katranlı mıcır 柏油碎石路面材料 дьогтебетон تارکول ملي ہوئي روڑي vật liệu rải đường 柏油碎石路面材料

tarmac → طريق اسفلتي asfalt tjærebeton Asphalt καλντερίμι asfalto asfaltti macadam asfalt sa šljunkom asfalto タールマカダム 타맥 tarmac grovt asfaltdekke asfalt asfalto дегтебетон asfalt ยางมะตอย asfalt tarmac 停机坪

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