tarmac

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

asfalto

bitume

asfaltare

macadamizzare

sinonimi

tarmacadam

asphalt

macadamize

macadamise

asphalt concrete

macadam

blacktop

pave

tarviated macadam

runway

blacktopping

tarmacadam road

Traduzioni

asfalt

Asphalt

asfalto

asphalte

asfalto

asfalt

bitumen

macadame

bitume

macadamiser

piste d’envol

tarmac

asphaltus

asfaltus

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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