MACADAM


Meaning of MACADAM in English

n. 1 material for road-making with successive layers of compacted broken stone. 2 = TARMACADAM. macadamize v.tr. (also -ise).

[ J. L. McAdam, Brit. surveyor d. 1836, who advocated using this material ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.