tarmac

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

άσφαλτος

ασφαλτικό σκυρόδερμα

ασφαλτώνω

ασφαλτοστρώνω

Συνώνυμα

tarmacadam

asphalt

macadamize

macadamise

asphalt concrete

macadam

blacktop

pave

tarviated macadam

runway

blacktopping

tarmacadam road

Μεταφράσεις

asfalto

asfalt

Asphalt

asphalte

asfalto

asfalto

asfalt

bitumen

macadame

asfaltare

macadamizzare

asphaltus

asfaltus

bitumen

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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