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UK
/tˈɑːmɐkˌædəm/
]
NOUN
- a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
- a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
How To Use tarmacadam In A Sentence
- He warned members of the public not to build bonfires on tarmacadam or asphalt surfaces and to avoid using light materials such as paper and cardboard as fuel because they may fly about while burning.
- The road surface was tarmacadam, a bitumen surface with a 14 mm aggregate close graded wearing course.
- It was not as large as he had expected: three prefabricated hangars with a single tarmacadam runway. CONFESSIONAL
- It is approached by a tarmacadam driveway through landscaped grounds which include a pond.
- He turned down a side street where the tarmacadam gave out. SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
- These upgrading works included the installation of fire alarms, ceiling repairs, electrical rewiring, heating, fire doors, shower, ablutions in the billet block and some tarmacadam.
- These upgrading works included the installation of fire alarms, ceiling repairs, electrical rewiring, heating, fire doors, shower, ablutions in the billet block and some tarmacadam.
- Last year a ten-metre area of flat tarmacadam-type surface was laid down at a cost of around £4,000.
- A tarmacadam driveway sweeps down to this ranch-style bungalow with a difference.
- A question mark has been placed over the surface of the particular stretch of road, which, according to specifications laid down by the National Roads Authority, should have had a skim of tar and chips over the tarmacadam surface.
