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macadam
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun macadam has 2 senses
- macadam(n = noun.substance) Array - broken stone used in macadamized roadways; Array is a kind of pavement, paving, paving material
- macadam(n = noun.artifact) tarmac, tarmacadam - a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar; Array is a kind of paved surface
Derived form verb macadamize1
Derived form verb macadamize1
CIDE DICTIONARY
macadam, n.
- The broken stone used in macadamized roadways. [WordNet 1.5]
- A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar. [WordNet 1.5]
macadam, adj.
paved with macadam{2}. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
macadam, n.
1 material for road-making with successive layers of compacted broken stone.
2 = TARMACADAM.
1 material for road-making with successive layers of compacted broken stone.
2 = TARMACADAM.
Derivative
macadamize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology
J. L. McAdam, Brit. surveyor d. 1836, who advocated using this material
THESAURUS
macadam
Tarmac, Tarvia, asphalt, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop, brick, cement, cobble, cobblestone, concrete, curb, curbing, curbstone, edgestone, flag, flagging, flagstone, gravel, kerb, kerbstone, pavement, pavestone, paving, paving stone, road metal, stone, tarmacadam, tile, washboard
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