TARMAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tarmac mean? 

• TARMAC (noun)
  The noun TARMAC has 2 senses:

1. a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

2. a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

  Familiarity information: TARMAC used as a noun is rare.

• TARMAC (verb)
  The verb TARMAC has 1 sense:

1. surface with macadam

  Familiarity information: TARMAC used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TARMAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tarmac; tarmacadam

Hypernyms ("tarmac" is a kind of...):

pavement; paving; paving material (material used to pave an area)

Derivation:

tarmac (surface with macadam)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

macadam; tarmac; tarmacadam

Hypernyms ("tarmac" is a kind of...):

paved surface (a level horizontal surface covered with paving material)

Derivation:

tarmac (surface with macadam)

• TARMAC (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they tarmac    ... he / she / it tarmacs   
Past simple: tarmacked   
Past participle: tarmacked   
-ing form: tarmacking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surface with macadam

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

macadamise; macadamize; tarmac

Context example:

macadam the road

Hypernyms (to "tarmac" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tarmac (a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar)

tarmac (a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving)