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TARMAC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

macadam; tarmac; tarmacadam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tarmac" is a kind of...):

paved surface (a level horizontal surface covered with paving material)

Derivation:

tarmac (surface with macadam)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

Synonyms:

tarmac; tarmacadam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("tarmac" is a kind of...):

pavement; paving; paving material (material used to pave an area)

Derivation:

tarmac (surface with macadam)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surface with macadam

Example:

macadam the road

Synonyms:

macadamise; macadamize; tarmac

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "tarmac" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tarmac (a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar)

tarmac (a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving)

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