macadamize
3 synonyms for macadamize, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To build a road with layers of crushed stone to give it a smooth, hard surface.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
From macadam + -ize, after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam who pioneered this method of road construction around 1820.
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