tarmac
noun [U] /ˈtɑː.mæk/
/ˈtɑːr-/ (also tarmacadam) trademarkDefinition
› (an area of) black material used for building roads, etc., that consists of tar mixed with small stonesRoad surfaces and featuresBuilding materials the tarmac › an area covered in tarmac, especially the area in an airport where aircraft land and take offRoad surfaces and features tarmac verb [T] (tarmacking, tarmacked, tarmacked) UK
(Definition of tarmac noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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