tarmac

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːmak/

noun

[mass noun] ( trademark in the UK)
  • material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar: [as modifier]: the tarmac path
  • (the tarmac) a runway or other area surfaced with tarmac or a similar material.

verb (tarmacs, tarmacking, tarmacked)

[with object]
  • surface (a road or other outdoor area) with tarmac or a similar material: (as adjective tarmacked) there are no tarmacked roads

Origin:

early 20th century: abbreviation of tarmacadam