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macadam

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14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/məˈkædəm/

Definition of macadam

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
    “This narrow-gauge line had suffered the same fate as that between Schull and Skibbereen, with the track taken up except where it runs through one of the town streets and is embedded in the macadam.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
    “This narrow-gauge line had suffered the same fate as that between Schull and Skibbereen, with the track taken up except where it runs through one of the town streets and is embedded in the macadam.”
  2. (US, countable, dated)Any road or street.

verb

  1. (transitive)To cover or surface with macadam.

name

  1. A surname, an alternative form of MacAdam.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Etymology

Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.

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