tarmac

noun [U]

/ˈtɑr·mæk/

Definition

› an area of ground covered with a hard surface, esp. the areas of an airport where aircraft park, land, and take off: The plane was damaged on landing when it slid off the tarmac.

(Definition of tarmac noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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