/ məˈkædəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a road surface made of layers of broken stones, mixed with tar
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: named after John L. McAdam (1756–1836), the British surveyor who advocated using this material.
/ məˈkædəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a road surface made of layers of broken stones, mixed with tar
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: named after John L. McAdam (1756–1836), the British surveyor who advocated using this material.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005