Macadam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈkædəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macadam is a noun meaning (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
Meaning
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
More Meanings
- (US, dated, countable) Any road or street.
- (transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.
Example Sentences
This narrow-gauge line had suffered the same fate as that between Schull and Skibbereen, with the track taken up except where it runs through one of the town streets and is embedded in the macadam.
Word Forms
- macadams
- macadaming
- macadamming
- macadamed
- macadammed
Synonyms for macadam
Depending on context, synonyms include macadamize, asphalt, paved, tarmacadam, macadamized.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paved, tarmacadam, asphalt, macadamized, blacktop, pavement.
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