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. Etymology: abbr. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012