macadamize

[ muh-kad-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mac·ad·am·ized, mac·ad·am·iz·ing.

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

Derived Forms

• macˌadamiˈzation, noun
• macˈadamˌizer, noun

Other Words From

• mac·adam·i·zation noun
• unmac·adam·ized 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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg