Macadam

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  macadam \macadam\ macadamized \macadamized\adj.
     1. paved with macadam[2].
  
     Syn: asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  macadam \macadam\ n.
     The broken stone used in macadamized roadways.
     [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken
        rocks held together with tar.
  
     Syn: tartarmac, macadam.
          [WordNet 1.5] macadam

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  macadam
       n 1: broken stone used in macadamized roadways
       2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks
          held together with tar [syn: {tarmacadam}, {tarmac}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "macadam":
     Tarmac, Tarvia, asphalt, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop,
     brick, cement, cobble, cobblestone, concrete, curb, curbing,
     curbstone, edgestone, flag, flagging, flagstone, gravel, kerb,
     kerbstone, pavement, pavestone, paving, paving stone, road metal,
     stone, tarmacadam, tile, washboard