Tarmac Definition

tärmăk
tarmacs
noun

Tarmacadam.

Webster's New World
An airport runway or apron.
Webster's New World
A paved road.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
tarmacs
To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway.
American Heritage
To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft.
American Heritage

(UK, Canada) To pave.

Wiktionary

(aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Tarmac

Noun

Singular:
tarmac
Plural:
tarmacs

Origin of Tarmac

  • Shortening of tarmacadam, which is tar + macadam (crushed stones).

    From Wiktionary

  • Originally a trademark

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tarmac Sentence Examples

  • Pick Arcade if you just want to hop into the game and tear up some tarmac.

  • A special cycle lane has been built in red tarmac alongside the footpath.

  • These include such oddments as the sound of shoes on mud, leaves and tarmac to accompany the players movements.

  • Gradually the tarmac was crumbled at the edge causing dangerous potholes.

  • As she greeted Canadian soldiers on the airport tarmac, the wind blew her billowy yellow skirt up, revealing her underwear.

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Words Starting With

TTATAR

Words Ending With

CACMAC

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Words Starting With T and Ending With C

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With C