tarmacadam

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tärmə kad′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tar•mac•ad•am  (tärmə kad′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringa paving material consisting of coarse crushed stone covered with a mixture of tar and bitumen.
  • tar1 + macadam 1880–85

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