macadamize

[ muh-kad-uh-mahyz ]
/ məˈkæd əˌmaɪz /

verb (used with object), mac·ad·am·ized, mac·ad·am·iz·ing.

to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
Also especially British, mac·ad·am·ise.

Origin of macadamize

First recorded in 1815–25; macadam + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM macadamize

mac·ad·am·i·za·tion, noun un·mac·ad·am·ized, adjective

Words nearby macadamize

mac., macabre, macaco, macadam, macadamia, macadamize, macanese, macao, macapagal, macapagal arroyo, macapá

Example sentences from the Web for macadamization

  • But on no highway was the principle of macadamization carried so far as on the Cumberland Road.

    Pilots of the Republic |Archer Butler Hulbert

  • But the office of running footman in the days of macadamization, is a work of supererogation.

    A World of Wonders |Various

British Dictionary definitions for macadamization

macadamize

macadamise

/ (məˈkædəˌmaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to construct or surface (a road) with macadam

Derived forms of macadamize

macadamization or macadamisation, noun macadamizer or macadamiser, noun