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tarmacadam
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tarmacadam has 2 senses
- tarmacadam(n = noun.substance) tarmac - a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving; Array is a kind of pavement, paving, paving material
- tarmacadam(n = noun.artifact) macadam, tarmac - a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar; Array is a kind of paved surface
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tarmacadam, n. a material of stone or slag bound with tar, used in paving roads etc.
Etymology
TAR(1) + MACADAM
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