different between tarmac vs macadamise

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.

English

Verb

macadamise (third-person singular simple present macadamises, present participle macadamising, simple past and past participle macadamised)

1. Alternative form of macadamize

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: macadamisent, macadamises

Verb

macadamise

1. first-person singular present indicative of macadamiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of macadamiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of macadamiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of macadamiser
5. second-person singular imperative of macadamiser