noun
- A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving.
- synonyms: tarmacadam
- A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.
- synonyms: tarmacadam, macadam
verb
- Surface with macadam.
- usage: "macadam the road"
- synonyms: macadamize, macadamise
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