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tarmac definition

tar·mac (tär′mak′)

noun

  1. tarmacadam
  2. Chiefly Brit. an airport runway or apron
  3. Chiefly Brit. a paved road

Etymology: < tarmacadam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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