tarmac

== English == === Etymology === Clipping of tarmacadam, which is from tar +‎ macadam (“crushed stones”). Originally a trademark owned by its inventor, Edgar Hooley. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/ === Noun === tarmac (countable and uncountable, plural tarmacs) Tarmacadam. Coordinate term: asphalt concrete (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material. Synonym: asphalt (UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road. (informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== asphalt === Verb === tarmac (third-person singular simple present tarmacs, present participle tarmacking or tarmacing or tarmaccing, simple past and past participle tarmacked or tarmaced or tarmacced) (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. (aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance. ==== Derived terms ==== retarmac untarmacked === Anagrams === amtrac, mactra, ram-cat == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English, a clipping of tarmacadam. Genericized trademark. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taʁ.mak/ === Noun === tarmac m (plural tarmacs) tarmac (part of airport) == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tarmac. === Noun === tarmac m (genitive singular tarmac) tarmac ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tarramhacadam === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tarmac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN