tarmac

tarmac
I UK [ˈtɑː(r)mæk] / US [ˈtɑrˌmæk] noun
1) [uncountable] British a thick black mixture of tar and very small stones, used especially for making the surfaces of roads
2) the tarmac the part of an airport where the planes stop and that people walk across to get on a plane

II UK [ˈtɑː(r)mæk] / US [ˈtɑrˌmæk] verb [transitive]
Word forms "tarmac":
present tense I/you/we/they tarmac he/she/it tarmacks present participle tarmacking past tense tarmacked past participle tarmacked
to cover the surface of a road or a large area with tarmac

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