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tarmacadam

Syllabification: (tar·mac·ad·am)

Pronunciation: /ˈtärməˌkadəm/

Definition of tarmacadam

noun

chiefly British

another term for Tarmac.

Derivatives

tarmacadamed

Origin:

late 19th century: from tar¹ + macadam

tarmacadam in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of tarmacadam in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

tarka dal
Tarkington, Booth
Tarkovsky, Andrei
tarlatan
Tarmac
tarmacadam
Tarn
tarn
tarnation
tarnish
tarnished plant bug

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