tarmac

tarmac
noun
  1. [mass noun](trademark in the UK)material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar
    (英商标)柏油碎石
    ■(the tarmac)a runway or other area surfaced with such material
    柏油碎石铺的飞机跑道(或其他平面)
(tarmackedtarmacking, )
  1. [with obj.]surface (a road or other outdoor area) with such material
    用柏油碎石铺(路或其他户外地区)
    [as adj. tarmacked]there are no tarmacked roads.
    没有柏油碎石马路。
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: abbreviation of tarmacadam
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