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What (who) is tarmacadam - definition

ROAD SURFACE OF MACADAM SEALED AND BOUND WITH TAR AND SAND
Tar macadam; Tarred road; Tarmac (road surface)

tarmacadam         
[?t?:m?'kad?m]
¦ noun another term for tarmac.
Origin
C19: from tar1 + macadam.
Tarmacadam         
Tarmacadam is a road surfacing material made by combining crushed stone, tar, and sand, patented by Welsh inventor Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1902. It is a more durable and dust-free enhancement of simple compacted stone macadam surfaces invented by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam in the early 1800s.

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Tarmacadam

Tarmacadam is a road surfacing material made by combining crushed stone, sand, and tar, patented by Welsh inventor Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1902. It is a more durable and dust-free enhancement of simple compacted stone macadam surfaces invented by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam in the early 19th century. The terms "tarmacadam" and tarmac are also used for a variety of other materials, including tar-grouted macadam, bituminous surface treatments and modern asphalt concrete.

Examples of use of tarmacadam
1. So Molly will be able to wave at the golfers from her window in Paradise and will be a mere hop and a skip from the five–star hotel, spa and the majestic Tarmacadam sweep of the 1billion resort‘s main access route, Trump Boulevard.