MACADAM


Meaning of MACADAM in English

ma ‧ cad ‧ am /məˈkædəm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: John Loudon Macadam (1756-1836), Scottish engineer who invented it ]

a road surface made of a mixture of broken stones and ↑ tar or ↑ asphalt SYN tarmac British English

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