单词 | tarmacked |
释义 | > as lemmastarmacked To cover with tar macadam. Chiefly passive or as participial adjective, with spelling tarmac(c)ed, tarmacked. Hence Cf. tarmacadam vb. at tarmacadam n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [adjective] > paved > with specific material pebble-paved1597 flaggeda1661 pebble-paven1821 Macadamite1824 asphalted1845 cobbled1853 cobblestoned1858 causewayed1865 stoned1869 kidney-paved1889 cobbly1891 stone-flagged1904 tar-sealed1928 tarmacked1966 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > pave or build roads [verb (transitive)] > pave > pave with specific material causeya1552 flag1615 causeway1744 metal1806 blind1812 macadamize1823 slab1832 flint1834 pebble1835 asphalt1872 concrete1875 cube1887 cobble1888 block1891 wood-block1908 tarmacadam1910 tarviate1926 tarmac1966 1966 C. Wilson Glass Cage ii. 90 It was a row of small, semi-detached modern houses with front gardens, and the road had not yet been fully tarmacced. 1972 ‘R. Gordon’ Doctor on Brain xiv. 97 All that lies before me is a well-tarmacked dead straight motorway leading to the grave. 1974 New Society 14 Mar. 627/3 Ponds which are filled in and reclaimed by farmers, or tarmacked for car parking by the local pub. 1977 Belfast Tel. 28 Feb. 13/1 (advt.) Now's the time to have your driveways Bitmaced or Tarmaced. 1981 E. North Dames vii. 129 The tarmacked runway. < as lemmas |
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