Tarmac

[ tahr-mak ]
/ ˈtɑr mæk /

Trademark.

a brand of bituminous binder, similar to tarmacadam, for surfacing roads, airport runways, parking areas, etc.

noun

(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
(lowercase) a layer or covering of Tarmac, tarmacadam, or tar.

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British Dictionary definitions for tarmac

tarmac
/ (ˈtɑːmæk) /

noun

a paving material that consists of crushed stone rolled and bound with a mixture of tar and bitumen, esp as formerly used for a road, airport runway, etc Full name: tarmacadam (ˌtɑːməˈkædəm) See also macadam
the tarmac a runway at an airport on the tarmac at Nairobi airport

verb -macs, -macking or -macked

(tr) (usually not capital) to apply tarmac to