TARMAC


Meaning of TARMAC in English

/ ˈtɑːmæk; NAmE ˈtɑːrmæk/ verb

( -ck- ) [ vn ] ( NAmE also blacktop ) to cover a surface with Tarmac :

tarmacked roads

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: abbreviation of tarmacadam .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.