tarmac

/ˈtɑːmæk/ noun trademark

Translation

› [U] UK ( US asphalt) a thick, black substance that is sticky when hot and is used to cover roads

kaba asfalt

1694

the tarmac › the area at an airport where aircraft land and take off

uçuş pisti; asfalt pist

1694

(Definition of tarmac noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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