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. Full name: tarmacadam. 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 See also macadam

2. a runway at an airport

   on the tarmac at Nairobi airport

verb

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

Example Sentences

Then, they were forced to sit on the tarmac and wait a little more.

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"We cannot control the trade policy of the United States," he told reporters on the tarmac before boarding his flight to attend two regional summits in Asia.

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Stu Ray, a senior analyst at McKenzie Intelligence Services, says a satellite image taken on 17 October shows F-35 fighter jets on the tarmac, possibly F-35Bs.

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When AFP toured the region -- still classed as a "red" danger zone by western governments -- villagers were working in their fields and council workers in high-visibility jackets were laying tarmac on two roads.

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They were later allowed to disembark, but were made to wait outside on the tarmac, instead of being taken inside the passenger terminal.

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Related Words

• airstrip 
• path 
• platform 
• ramp 
• road