tarmacadam

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noun

A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.

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tarmacmacadam
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Meanings

nountarmacadam (countable and uncountable, plural tarmacadams)

plural tarmacadams

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.

    Synonyms: tarmac

verbtarmacadam (third-person singular simple present tarmacadams, present participle tarmacadaming, simple past and past participle tarmacadamed)

present singular third person tarmacadams · participle present tarmacadaming · participle past tarmacadamed · past tarmacadamed

  1. transitiveTo cover or surface with tarmacadam.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.

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tarmac

More synonyms by meaning

nouna paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

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tarmac
Broader
pavingpavementpaving material

nouna paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

Similar
tarmacmacadam
Broader
paved surface
Also see
asphaltasphalt concretemacadamtarmac

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tar + macadam.

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Cite this entry
APA

tarmacadam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarmacadam

MLA

“tarmacadam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarmacadam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarmacadam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarmacadam.

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