tarmac

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/

Noun

tarmac

1. Tarmacadam.
2. (loosely, British, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

   Synonyms: asphalt

3. (British, 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

• French: tarmac
• German: Asphalt, Teermakadam
• Italian: asfalto
• Portuguese: asfalto, macadame
• Russian: гудрони́рованное шоссе́
• Spanish: asfalto

Verb

tarmac (tarmacs, present participle tarmacking; past and past participle tarmacked)

1. (British, 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.

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