mac·ad·am (m -k d m)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 [məˈkædəm]
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) a road surface made of compressed layers of small broken stones, esp one that is bound together with tar or asphalt
[named after John McAdam (1756-1836), Scottish engineer, the inventor]
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| Noun | 1. |  macadam - broken stone used in macadamized roadways |
| 2. | macadam - a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material |
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