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tarmac Definition

tar·mac (tärmak′)

noun

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

Etymology: < tarmacadam

tarmac Usage Examples

Object

  • road: Today, most of us take relatively smooth, tarmac roads for granted.

Converse of object

  • lay: The car park is within easy walking distance of the terminal, is well lit and is on newly laid tarmac.
  • hit: At that very moment the wheels of the plane hit the tarmac with a bang causing the suitcase lid to slam shut once more.
  • pound: Then again, you don't get a winter of miserably pounding the tarmac through all kinds of foul weather with the triathlon.
  • reach: As you reach the tarmac, just adjacent to the farm, turn right and follow the road for 350 meters.
  • leave: Just past the small town of Hatch we leave the tarmac to go off-road through the Dixie National Forest.

Adjective modifier

  • smooth: Terrain is generally suitable of unaided access on smooth tarmac surfaces.
  • colored: The first obstacle she came across was some different colored tarmac in the road.
  • wet: The creature's soft, black eyes, slick as wet tarmac regarded me with what I can only describe as recognition.
  • red: A special cycle lane has been built in red tarmac alongside the footpath.
  • black: Take proper Avoid using naked black tarmac wherever possible.
  • hot: A face lost forever to the cruel kiss of hot tarmac; a love abandoned forever to the cleansing fervor of the flames.

Preposition: on

  • road: The majority of the terrain is tarmac on very quiet country roads but there are many options to increase the amount of off-road action.

Modifies a noun

  • driveway: Outside The property is accessed via a tarmac driveway to the side which provides ample parking leads to the detached garage / workshop.
  • runway: With the outbreak of war an east-west tarmac runway was constructed, followed by a NE-SW one.
  • path: Access is very easy, with a tarmac path all the way around the loch edge.
  • lane: Continue down the tarmac lane for half a mile.
  • road: Note: The property is accessed along narrow tarmac roads leading to a loose surface mountain lane for the last 200 meters.
  • gang: The tarmac gang claim to be contractors for the County or District Council.

Noun used with modifier

  • level: Car Parking is FREE, with a network of level tarmac roads for ease of access for the disabled.

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