A macadamized roadway or surface; the material of which this is made. Cf. tarmacadam, n. and Tarmac, n.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > tar > tar-based compositions for roads (7) macadam1826 A macadamized roadway or surface; the material of which this is made. Cf. tarmacadam, n. and Tarmac, n. mac1851 = macadam, n. tarmacadam1882 A mixed material for making roads, consisting of some kind of broken stone or ironstone slag in a matrix of tar alone, or of tar with some mixture… tar-paving1883 a form of surfacing for roads, pathways, etc., composed mainly of tar. Tarmac1903 A kind of tar macadam consisting of iron slag impregnated with tar and creosote; also designating a surface made of tar macadam. Now frequently with… Tarvia1912 The proprietary name of a road-surfacing and binding material made from tar. Also (irregularly) ˈtarviate v. (transitive). ˈtarviated adj. tar1934 Colloquial abbreviation of Tarmac, n. or tarmacadam, n.; a road surfaced with this. |
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