macadame — meaning in English

English meaning

• macadam noun The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
• tarmac noun A tar-based surfacing material used on roads, or the road surface itself.

Senses

macadame is used for these senses in English:

• macadam (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
• tarmac (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

macadam — full definition

1. noun The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
2. noun Any road or street.

tarmac — full definition

1. noun A tar-based surfacing material used on roads, or the road surface itself.
2. noun The paved area of an airport where aircraft park or move around, apart from the runway.
3. verb (of an aircraft) To sit on the ground, often on the taxiway, waiting for permission to take off.

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