tarmacadam

[ tahr-muh-kad-uhm ]

noun

1. a paving material consisting of coarse crushed stone covered with a mixture of tar and bitumen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarmacadam¹

First recorded in 1880–85; tar ¹ + macadam

Example Sentences

I find this impossible to grasp, even before they say you can feel the heat rising through the tarmacadam.

From The Guardian

Then I remember Trevor telling me they added cement to the tarmacadam to help it set.

From BBC

After that tarmacadam action, Dan Walker will be beside himself, ramping up his soft-shoe shuffle to one of those really hectic jazz dances Snoopy used to do.

From The Guardian