1.
Tarmac is a material used for making road surfaces, consisting of crushed stones mixed with tar. (TRADEMARK) (BRIT; in AM, usually use blacktop )
...a strip of ~.
...~ paths.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
The ~ is an area with a surface made of ~, especially the area from which planes take off at an airport.
Standing on the ~ were two American planes.
N-SING: the N