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Definition of Tarmacadam
1. Noun. A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving.
2. Noun. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.
Definition of Tarmacadam
1. Noun. (archaic) A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To cover or surface with tarmacadam. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tarmacadam
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarmacadam
Literary usage of Tarmacadam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"... pa drying up, near exhaustion. tarissement, m. drying up, exhaustion.
tarmacadam, m. tar macadam, tar-bound macadam. tar macadam! ser, rt pave with tar ..."
2. Modern Roads by Henry Percy Boulnois (1919)
""SLAG" tarmacadam Universally recognised as the best and most economical^material
for surfacing ROADS. Over 2000000 (Two Million) yards super. have been ..."
3. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"It is approached by a long tarmacadam avenue lined on one side with lamp posts
and entered via large protective wrought iron gates. ..."
4. Manual of Road Construction and Maintenance, Compiled at the School of ...by E. M. Paul by E. M. Paul (1908)
"Grade " B " is used as a MATRIX BINDING, and in the construction of "IN SITU"
tarmacadam ROADS ..."