macadamize

especially British, mac·ad·am·ise

[muh-kad-uh-mahyz]

verb (used with object)

macadamized, macadamizing 

1. to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.

macadamize

/ məˈkædəˌmaɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• macadamization noun
• macadamizer noun
• unmacadamized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of macadamize¹

First recorded in 1815–25; macadam + -ize

Example Sentences

Princeton University historian James M. McPherson writes that before all-weather macadamized roads, it cost the same to move a ton of goods 30 miles inland as it cost to bring a ton across the Atlantic.

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Eventually, it would be “macadamized”: covered with crushed stone from a quarry in Dickerson, Md. Under Beach, four miles of macadam road and three miles of dirt road were completed.

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Princeton University historian James M. McPherson in “Battle Cry of Freedom” noted that before 1815 — before all-weather macadamized roads — the only efficient means of moving goods long distances was sailing ships and down-river floats.

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Following this example, England, before the days of railroads, built a broad macadamized road from Calcutta to Peshawur, over 1,500 miles.

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The carriage-way, for the present, has only been gravelled and macadamized. 

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