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Noun: tarmac  'taa(r),mak
  1. A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
    "The airport runway was resurfaced with tarmac";
    - tarmacadam
     
  2. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
    "The plane taxied down the tarmac before takeoff";
    - tarmacadam, macadam
Verb: tarmac (tarmacked,tarmacking,tarmacs)  'taa(r),mak
  1. Surface an area with tarmac
    "tarmac the road";
    - macadamize, macadamise [Brit], macadam

Derived forms: tarmacking, tarmacked, tarmacs

Type of: coat, paved surface, pavement, paving, paving material, surface

Encyclopedia: Tarmac