TARMACADAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tarmacadam mean? 

• TARMACADAM (noun)
  The noun TARMACADAM has 2 senses:

1. a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

2. a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

  Familiarity information: TARMACADAM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TARMACADAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tarmac; tarmacadam

Hypernyms ("tarmacadam" is a kind of...):

pavement; paving; paving material (material used to pave an area)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

macadam; tarmac; tarmacadam

Hypernyms ("tarmacadam" is a kind of...):

paved surface (a level horizontal surface covered with paving material)