macadam

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ma·cad·am /məˈkædəm/ noun [uncountable]  TTRTIa road surface made of a mixture of broken stones and tar or asphalt 柏油碎石路面 SYN British English tarmac

Examples from the Corpus

macadam• Keep the roller wet so it doesn't pick up lumps of macadam.• I was blown to one side off the macadam, then dragged back and crashed down on the other.Origin macadam (1800-1900) John Loudon Macadam (1756-1836), Scottish engineer who invented it

ma·cad·am nounChineseSyllable  

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macadam
ma‧cad‧am /məˈkædəm/ noun [uncountable]a road surface made of a mixture of broken stones and tar or asphalt
   SYN  tarmac British English

mac·adamBrE /məˈkædəm/ 🔊NAmE /məˈkædəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a road surface made of layers of broken stones, mixed with tar 柏油碎石路面