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tarmacadam definition

tar·ma·cadam (tär′mə kad′əm)

noun

a mixture of small broken stones and a tar or asphalt binder, used to pave roads
cf. macadam

Etymology: tar + macadam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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