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
