Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.

    a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

Origin

From tar + macadam.

From tar + macadam.

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Forms

plural: tarmacadams
Singulartarmacadam
Pluraltarmacadams

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar:tarmacmacadam
  • a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving:tarmac

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