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Noun: tarmac  taa(r)-mak
  1. A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
    - tarmacadam
     
  2. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
    - tarmacadam, macadam
Verb: tarmac  taa(r)-mak
  1. Surface with macadam
    - macadamize, macadamise [Brit]

Derived forms: tarmacs, tarmacing, tarmaced

Type of: coat, paved surface, pavement [Brit], paving, paving material, sidewalk [N. Amer], surface

Encyclopedia: Tarmac