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tarmac — ► NOUN 1) (trademark in the UK) material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar. 2) (the tarmac) a runway or other area surfaced with such material. ► VERB (tarmacked, tarmacking) ▪ surface with … English terms dictionary
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tarmac — tar|mac1 [ˈta:mæk US ˈta:r ] n trademark [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Tarmac, a trademark, from tarmacadam tarmac (19 20 centuries), from tar + macadam smooth hard road surface (19 20 centuries) (from John L. McAdam (1756 1836), Scottish engineer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tarmac — [[t]tɑ͟ː(r)mæk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Tarmac is a material used for making road surfaces, consisting of crushed stones mixed with tar. [BRIT, TRADEMARK] ...a strip of tarmac. ...tarmac paths. (in AM, usually use blacktop) 2) N SING: the N The tarmac… … English dictionary
tarmac — I UK [ˈtɑː(r)mæk] / US [ˈtɑrˌmæk] noun 1) [uncountable] British a thick black mixture of tar and very small stones, used especially for making the surfaces of roads 2) the tarmac the part of an airport where the planes stop and that people walk… … English dictionary
tarmac — 1 noun 1 also tar.ma.cad.am (U) a mixture of tar and very small stones, used for making the surface of roads; asphalt 2 the tarmac an area covered with tarmac, especially where planes take off or land 2 verb (T) to cover a road s surface with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tarmac — [ˈtɑːmæk] noun 1) [U] British a mixture of TAR and stones that is used for making the surfaces of roads Syn: asphalt 2) the tarmac [singular] the part of an airport where the planes stop … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tarmac — tar|mac [ tar,mæk ] noun 1. ) the tarmac the part of an airport where the planes stop and that people walk across to get on a plane 2. ) uncount BRITISH ASPHALT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tarmac — /ˈtamæk / (say tahmak) noun 1. → tarmacadam (def. 1). 2. a road or other area made of tarmacadam. 3. the apron area adjoining airport buildings where aeroplanes are loaded, boarded, etc. –adjective 4. made of or surfaced with tarmacadam. –verb… …
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