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macadam

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mac·ad·am  (m-kdm)
n.
Pavement made of layers of compacted broken stone, now usually bound with tar or asphalt.
[After John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), Scottish civil engineer.]
macadam
Noun
a road surface made of compressed layers of small broken stones, esp. one bound together with tar or asphalt [after John McAdam, engineer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.macadammacadam - broken stone used in macadamized roadways
paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area
2.macadam - a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
tarmac, tarmacadam
paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material


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Coming nearer and nearer to earth, I wondered if Colonel Boycott ever uses the word "boycott," and how strange it must have seemed to the late MacAdam to walk for miles and miles upon his own name, like a carpet spread out before him.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
The roads were excellent, and made upon the MacAdam principle, whinstone having been brought for the purpose from the distance of several miles.
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