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tarmac
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tar·mac  (tärmk)
n.
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
Noun
1. Trademark a paving material made of crushed stone bound with a mixture of tar and bitumen, used for a road or airport runway
2. the tarmac the area of an airport where planes wait, i, and take off or land: we had to wait for an hour on the tarmac
Verb
tarmac, [-macking, -macked]
to apply Tarmac to (a surface) [tar + mac(adam)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tarmac - a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
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
paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
Verb1.tarmac - surface with macadam; "macadam the road"
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
Translations

tarmac [ˈtɑːmæk] n (BRIT) (on road) → alquitranado;
(AVIAT) → pista (de aterrizaje)
tarmac [ˈtɑːmæk] n (Brit) (on road) → macadam m;
(Aviat) → aire f d'envol
vt (Brit) → goudronner
tarmac [ˈtɑːmæk] n (BRIT) (on road) → macadam m al catrame;
(AVIAT) → pista di decollo
vt (BRIT) → macadamizzare

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, kiitorata piste מַסלוּל तारकोली रोडी़ asfalt kifutópálya landasan malbikaður vegur/braut piazzola (asfaltata) 舗装路 타르 머캐덤 포장의 도로 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
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 bitumisora macadam goudronné אַספָלט तारकोली रोड़ी lijevani asfalt kátránymakadám útburkolat lapisan jalan malbik, slitlag (macadam al catrame) 舗装用材の一種 타르 머캐덤(타르와 쇄석을 섞은 포장 재료) 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


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