Tarmacnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtɑː.mæk/us/ˈtɑːr.mæk/also tarmacadam, trademarka brand name for a black material used for building roads, etc., that consists of tar mixed with small stones, or an area covered with this material
the Tarmac
an area covered in Tarmac, especially the area in an airport where aircraft land and take off
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Road surfaces & features
- asphalt
- bitumen
- black spot
- blind spot
- camber
- gravelled
- gritter
- hairpin bend
- kerb
- kerbside
- lay-by
- pothole
- ramp
- rest area
- rest stop
- resurface
- roadside
- rumble strip
- traffic calming
- tramlines
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tarmac
verb [ T ] ukustarmacking, tarmacked, tarmacked UK