Tarmac

[ tahr-mak ]

/ ˈtɑr mæk /

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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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Words nearby Tarmac

Tarkington, Tarkovsky, Tarlac, tarlatan, Tarlton, Tarmac, tarmacadam, tarn, tarnal, tarnation, Tarne

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How to use Tarmac in a sentence

More recently, Specialized just recalled all of its new Tarmac SL7s for a similar issue with the compression plug.
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He saluted the Marines standing guard on the tarmac with his right hand—the hand with the coffee cup in it.
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Only 101 lives were lost by the two air forces and most of those were not caused by crashes but by accidents on the tarmac.
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We all grabbed our gear, lined up, and walked across the tarmac.
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Upon landing, he was reportedly spotted wandering the tarmac with only a comb in his pocket.
How to Hitchhike a Plane—and Survive|Kent Sepkowitz|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The couple were met on the tarmac by Tony Abbott, the prime minister.
New Pictures As Prince George Arrives in Australia|Tom Sykes|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Something was squatting on the tarmac close to the petrol tank.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
Mechanics were climbing down out of cockpits and walking along down the tarmac in groups.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen
His head snapped back, his feet left the ground, and he did a beautiful backward somersault to crash down on the tarmac in a heap.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen
Half an hour later the two air aces were out on the tarmac, and ready to leave.
Dave Dawson with the Commandos|R. Sidney Bowen
He had done so, and now stood on the dark tarmac between the manifest shed and the pilot-barracks.
World Beyond Pluto|C. H. Thames

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, etcFull name: tarmacadam (ˌtɑːməˈkædəm) See also macadam

the tarmac a runway at an airporton the tarmac at Nairobi airport

verb -macs, -macking or -macked

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

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