Tarmac

[ tahr-mak ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of bituminous binder, similar to tarmacadam, for surfacing roads, airport runways, parking areas, etc.

noun

1. (lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
2. (lowercase) a layer or covering of Tarmac, tarmacadam, or tar.

tarmac

/ ˈtɑːmæk /

noun

1. 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, etc Full nametarmacadamˌtɑːməˈkædəm See also macadam
2. the tarmac
   a runway at an airport

   on the tarmac at Nairobi airport

verb

1. tr usually not capital to apply tarmac to

Example Sentences

Two 60m-wide buildings can be seen sitting on a tarmac apron, at least one of which could be a hangar to accommodate the Indian navy’s P-8I aircraft, according to Samuel Bashfield, a PhD scholar at the Australian National University.

From BBC

“We love you,” he said in remarks to supporters on a Maryland Air Force base tarmac.

From BBC

Sitting on a hillside above the city, small 35-seat propeller planes take off and land from a tarmac airstrip.

From BBC

On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.

From Los Angeles Times

Picking the best gate for each flight can help shorten aircraft taxi times and reduce congestion, meaning that travellers spend less time waiting on the tarmac.

From BBC

Related Words

• airstrip
• path
• platform
• ramp
• road