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tar·mac·ad·am
(tär′mə-kăd′əm)n.
A pavement consisting of layers of crushed stone with a tar binder pressed to a smooth surface.
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tarmacadam
(ˌtɑːməˈkædəm)n
(Civil Engineering) the full form of tarmac1
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tar•mac•ad•am
(ˈtɑr məˌkæd əm)n.
a paving material consisting of coarse crushed stone covered with tar and bitumen.
[1880–85]
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Noun | 1. | tarmacadam - a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving |
2. | ![]() paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material |
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Translations
حَصْباء مع قُطْران لِرَصْف الطُّرُق
dehtový makadam
tjærebeton
macadam goudronnétarmacadam
malbik, slitlag
dechtový macadam
katranlı mıcır
tarmacadam
n → Makadam m
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tarmac
(ˈtaːmӕk) noun the surface of a road, runway at an airport etc. The plane was waiting on the tarmac.
tarmacadam (taːməˈkӕdəm) noun a mixture of small stones and tar used for road surfaces etc.
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