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tarmacadam /ˌtɑːməˈkadəm /noun Another term for tarmac.The barriers will stop the car park being used as a short cut from the Stradbally Road to the Dublin road, a practice that has a wearing effect on the tarmacadam and has insurance implications also....- The road surface was tarmacadam, a bitumen surface with a 14 mm aggregate close graded wearing course.
- A welcome has been recorded at the completion of the road surface on the Mountain Road after workmen applied the tarmacadam surface on that roadway last week.
Derivatives tarmacadamed adjective ...- All house types will have a mixed elevation of red brick, plaster and hallmark stone, all gardens will be levelled and seeded and driveways will be tarmacadamed, making them an attractive home for any discerning purchaser.
- All the local driveways should be well tarmacadamed by then.
- It has parking for two or three cars in the tarmacadamed forecourt which leads to the garage, which can hold one vehicle.
Origin Late 19th century: from tar1 + macadam. |