MACADAM


Meaning of MACADAM in English

[ mə'kadəm ]

■ noun broken stone used in compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, typically bound with tar or bitumen.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

~ized or ~ised adjective

Origin

C19: named after the British surveyor John L. McAdam .

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