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macadam
CIDE DICTIONARY
macadam, n.
- The broken stone used in macadamized roadways. [WordNet 1.5]
- A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar. [WordNet 1.5]
macadam, adj.
paved with macadam{2}. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
macadam, n.
1 material for road-making with successive layers of compacted broken stone.
2 = TARMACADAM.
1 material for road-making with successive layers of compacted broken stone.
2 = TARMACADAM.
Derivative
macadamize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology
J. L. McAdam, Brit. surveyor d. 1836, who advocated using this material
THESAURUS
macadam
Tarmac, Tarvia, asphalt, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop, brick, cement, cobble, cobblestone, concrete, curb, curbing, curbstone, edgestone, flag, flagging, flagstone, gravel, kerb, kerbstone, pavement, pavestone, paving, paving stone, road metal, stone, tarmacadam, tile, washboardFor further exploring for "macadam" in Webster Dictionary Online