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Tar⋅mac
[tahr-mak] 
| 1. | Trademark. a brand of bituminous binder, similar to tarmacadam, for surfacing roads, airport runways, parking areas, etc. |
–noun
| 2. | (lowercase ) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar. |
| 3. | (lowercase) a layer or covering of Tarmac, tarmacadam, or tar. |
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| tar·mac (tär'māk') n. A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway. v. tar·macked, tar·mack·ing, tar·macs v. tr. To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway. v. intr. To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft. [Originally a trademark.] |
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tarmac
1903 as a trademark name, short for tarmacadam (1882) "pavement created by spraying tar over crushed stone," from tar (1) + John L. McAdam (see macadam). By 1919, tarmac was being used generally in Great Britain for "runway."
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Language Translation for : tarmac
Spanish:
pista,
German:
der Teermakadam,
Japanese:
舗装路
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