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tarmac::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | macadamise, macadamize |
| Type of | coat, surface |
tarmac::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tarmacadam |
| Type of | pavement, paving, paving material |
tarmac::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | macadam, tarmacadam |
| Type of | paved surface |
Examples of tarmac
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Passengers will continue to walk on the tarmac and board planes using stairways.
From the ocregister.com
The five flights with the longest tarmac delays in March were all Delta flights.
From the sltrib.com
Slave raids continued, checked only by the absence of tarmac roads in the south.
From the economist.com
It turns from a narrow single-track path to a gravel trail, then becomes tarmac.
From the theargus.co.uk
We've criss-crossed the isthmus, with strip after strip of tarmac in his honour.
From the nzherald.co.nz
But two of the men on the tarmac signaled that this would not be a normal visit.
From the swampland.time.com
As for getting stuck on the tarmac, the limit on domestic flights is three hours.
From the suntimes.com
Just a few turns of the corkscrew and we're screeching to a halt on the tarmac.
From the sfgate.com
International passengers will also get reprieve from long delays on the tarmac.
From the abcnews.go.com
- Macadamize: surface with macadam; "macadam the road"
- Tarmacadam: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
- Tarmacadam: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
- Tarmac (short for tarmacadam, or tar-penetration macadam) is a type of road surface. Tarmac refers to a material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901. ...
- Tarmac is a company that is based at Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and operates internationally. The company produces aggregates and road-surfacing materials, including tarmacadam, from which the company's name is derived. ...
- The bituminous surface of a road; Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver; To pave; To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance
- (1) A bituminous material used in paving; a trade name for Tar MacAdam. (2) An airport surface paved with this substance, especially a runway or an APRON at a hangar.
- A road construction technique which involves spreading tar over layers of crushed stone and then rolling the surface smooth.
- Trademarked name for a bituminous binder (similar to tarmacadam) that's used for surfacing roads, runways, and the like
