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tarmacadam

tar·ma·ca·dam

uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving

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2.

a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

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Origin

From tar + macadam.

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