different between resurface vs tarmac

English

Etymology

re- +? surface

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??s??(?)f?s/

Verb

resurface (third-person singular simple present resurfaces, present participle resurfacing, simple past and past participle resurfaced)

1. (intransitive) To come once again to the surface

2. (transitive) To provide a new surface, to replace or remodel the surface of something, or to restore a surface. To put a new coating or finish on a surface.
3. (intransitive) To arise or become evident again. To re-occur or reappear.
4. (transitive, rare) To make something reappear.
5. (of a person) To come out of hiding or obscurity.

Translations

English

Etymology

Clipping of tarmacadam, which is tar +? macadam (crushed stones). Originally a trademark owned by its inventor Edgar Hooley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??(?)mæk/

Noun

tarmac (countable and uncountable, plural tarmacs)

1. Tarmacadam.

   Coordinate term: asphalt concrete

2. (loosely, Britain, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

   Synonym: asphalt

3. (Britain, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
4. (informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.

Translations

See also

• asphalt

Verb

tarmac (third-person singular simple present tarmacs, present participle tarmacking or tarmacing or tarmaccing, simple past and past participle tarmacked or tarmaced or tarmacced)

1. (Britain, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material.
   • 2014, Taking the rough with the smooth: Bolton residents anger over half-tarmaced road, ITV Granada:

     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.

Derived terms

• retarmac
• untarmacked

Anagrams

• amtrac, mactra, ram-cat

French

Noun

tarmac m (plural tarmacs)

1. tarmac (part of airport)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?.mak/

Etymology

Borrowed from English, a clipping of tarmacadam. Genericized trademark.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tarmac.

Noun

tarmac m (genitive singular tarmac)

1. tarmac

Declension

Synonyms

• tarramhacadam

References

• "tarmac" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.