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TARMACADAM

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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 ("tarmacadam" is a kind of...):

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

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 ("tarmacadam" is a kind of...):

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

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