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macadam

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nounverb
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As a noun, macadam means the surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). As a verb, it means cover or surface with macadam.

Meanings of macadam

5 meanings

noun

  1. The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

  2. Broken stone used in macadamized roadways

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

    Similar: tarmacadam, tarmac
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. USdatedAny road or street.

verb

  1. To cover or surface with macadam.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

macadam around the world

USAny road or street.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks …
tarmacadamtarmac
verb: surface with macadam
macadamizemacadamisetarmac

Words that rhyme with macadam

madamadammadame

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