tarmacadam

American  

[tahr-muh-kad-uhm] / ˈtɑr məˌkæd əm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tarmacadam

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 • Jul. 18, 2021

It turns out it’s short for tarmacadam, or tar-penetration macadam.

From Forbes • Sep. 18, 2014

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 • Jul. 16, 2010