macadam

məˈkædəm

macadammed

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Definition of macadam - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

road building

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type of road construction with crushed stone layers

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The village roads were upgraded to macadam for better durability..

pavement

roadbed

tarmac

surface aggregate

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material of crushed stone for road surfaces

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They used macadam to repair the driveway.

pavement

tarmac

Verb

tr.

roadwork

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cover a road with small stones and tar

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They decided to macadam the old dirt road.

pave

surface

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type of road construction with crushed stone layers
material of crushed stone for road surfaces

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macadam road

road made with layers of small stones and tar

The old highway is a macadam road.

Origin of macadam

Scottish, after John Loudon McAdam (inventor)

Examples of macadam in a sentence

They used macadam to construct the new parking lot.
The road was paved with macadam for durability.
Macadam surfaces are common in rural areas.
The crew will macadam the new highway section.
Plans to macadam the rural paths were approved.

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French:macadam, macadamiser, ...
German:Schotterstraße, teeren, ...
Italian:macadam, asfaltare, ...
Spanish:macadán, asfaltar, ...
Portuguese:macadame, alcatroar, ...
Chinese:碎石路面, 铺碎石路, ...
Japanese:マカダム, 舗装する, ...
Arabic:مَكادام, رَصَفَ, ...
Hebrew:מַקְאַדָּם, לִסְלוֹל בְּכְּבִישׁ מַקָּאדָם, ...
Russian:макадам, заасфальтировать, ...
Ukrainian:македам, покрити дорогу, ...
Hindi:मैकाडम, तारकोल से ढकना, ...
Bengali:ম্যাকাডাম রাস্তা, ম্যাকাডাম করা, ...
Catalan:carretera de macadam, asfaltar, ...
Czech:makadam, pokrýt makadamem, ...
Danish:makadamvej, asfaltere, ...
Dutch:macadam, asfalteren, ...
Greek:δρόμος με χαλίκι, ασφαλτοστρώνω, ...
Hungarian:makadám, makadámburkolattal ellátni, ...
Khmer:ផ្លូវម៉ាកាដាម, ក្រាលកៅស៊ូលើផ្លូវ, ...
Korean:맥아담, 포장하다, ...
Persian:ماکادام, آسفالت کرد, ...
Polish:makadam, makadamizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):macadame, asfaltar, ...
Romanian:macadam, a macadamiza, ...
Swedish:makadam, asfaltera, ...
Thai:ถนนลาดยาง, ปูถนน, ...
Turkish:mıcır yol, asfaltlamak, ...
Vietnamese:đường đá dăm, rải nhựa, ...

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