Sekirov Dictionary

tarmac

/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/

noun 4
verb 2
forms 7

noun4

Tarmacadam.
(UK, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.
(UK, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

verb2

•
(UK, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material.
- To your left is a green lane, partly tarmacked with chippings, which leads up to a little car-parking area. — 2008
•
To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.
- "It is not unusual these days for the time spent tarmacking to exceed the time spent in the air, " said Senator John Danforth, R-Mo. — 1989

forms

tarmacced · tarmaced · tarmacked · tarmaccing · tarmacing · tarmacking · tarmacs

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