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tarmacadam
[
tahr
-m
uh
-kad-
uh
m ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈtɑr məˌkæd əm /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a paving material consisting of coarse crushed stone covered with a mixture of
tar
and bitumen.
Origin of tarmacadam
First recorded in 1880–85;
tar
1
+
macadam
Words nearby tarmacadam
tarkovsky
,
tarlac
,
tarlatan
,
tarlton
,
tarmac
,
tarmacadam
,
tarn
,
tarn-et-garonne
,
tarnal
,
tarnation
,
tarne