tarmac

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Tarmacadam.
2. (Canada, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
3. (Canada, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable) The driveable surface of a road.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.

Verb

1. (British, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material.
2. To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.

Conceptes

asfalt

enquitranar

quitrà

Sinònims

tarmacadam

asphalt

macadamize

macadamise

asphalt concrete

macadam

blacktop

pave

tarviated macadam

runway

blacktopping

tarmacadam road

Traduccions

asfalto

asfalt

Asphalt

asfalto

asphalte

asfalto

bitumen

macadame

ασφαλτώνω

tarmac

piste d’envol

ασφαλτικό σκυρόδερμα

bitume

Rollfeld

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Clipping of tarmacadam, which is from tar + macadam (“crushed stones”). Originally a trademark owned by its inventor, Edgar Hooley.