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macadam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tarmac, tarmacadam |
| Type of | paved surface |
| Derivation | macadamize |
macadam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pavement, paving, paving material |
| Derivation | macadamize |
Examples of macadam
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Don't plant it between closely spaced macadam-covered driveways or against a building.
From the post-gazette.com
The first highways were constructed during the 19th century with macadam.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She lay on the warm macadam in oblique angles-arm bent up and out, foot settled under a knee.
From the denverpost.com
Gone is the muffled, macadam-topped speech song of old.
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Egemonye began to hone his game on rough macadam courts that tore holes through the soles of sneakers.
From the buffalonews.com
They were wild sunflowers, and millions had taken root in the broken macadam of the original Route 66.
From the newsobserver.com
The macadam method spread very quickly across the world.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The problem is the drain is higher than the macadam.
From the timesunion.com
He said there were problems paving the highway with macadam because it was originally built in 1958 using concrete.
From the timesunion.com
- Broken stone used in macadamized roadways
- Tarmacadam: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
- Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in around 1820. The method simplified what had been considered state-of-the-art at that point. ...
- Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam around 1820. The method simplified what had been considered state of the art at that point. Single-sized crushed stone layers of small angular stones are placed in shallow lifts and compacted thoroughly...
- The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic); Any road or street
- Asphalt pavement. "He scraped his knee on the macadam when he fell down."
- Pavement made of layers of compacted broken stone. Named for John L. McAdam, a Scottish engineer, who invented it around 1820.
- Refers to a pavement type generally consisting of large single size aggregate with a surface layer of smaller material with or without binder to lock the surface together. Can be either a bitumen based or water based Macadam Pavement.
- Uniformly graded stone compacted to form a road named after 19th century engineer John MacAdam.
