tarmac

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

tarmacs

1.
(countable, uncountable)Tarmacadam.
2.
(Canada, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable)(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
Đồng nghĩa: asphalt
3.
(Canada, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable)The driveable surface of a road.
4.
(countable, informal, uncountable)(informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.

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verb

V_es/s

tarmacs

V_ing/Gerund

tarmacking

V_ed/pp

tarmacingtarmaccing

1.
(British, Canada)To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material.
Residents in Bolton are angry after workmen tarmaced only one half of their road leaving the other half strewn with potholes.
2.
(aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.

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retarmacuntarmackedasphalt

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Nguồn gốc từ

tarmacadam, which is from tar + macadam. Originally a trademark owned by its inventor, Edgar Hooley.