macadam

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
2. (US, countable, dated) Any road or street.

Verb

To cover or surface with macadam.

Concepts

macadam

bitume

macadam goudronné

Synonymes

tarmacadam

blacktop

tarmac

crushed rock

macadam road

road metal

spall

blacktopping

road-metal

pit-run gravel

asphalt pavement

asphalt

reduced stone

ballast

bitumen

broken stone

Traductions

Makadam

macadam

macadam

macadam

macadam

şose

macadán

s

macadame

makadam

asfalto

bitumen

Asphalt

steenslag

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/məˈkædəm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.