TARMAC Meaning of TARMAC in English n. & v.n. propr. 1 = TARMACADAM. 2 a surface made of this, e.g. a runway. v.tr. (tarmac) (tarmacked, tarmacking) apply tarmacadam to. [ abbr. ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012