Tarmac
WordNet
noun
(1) A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
(2) A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
verb
(3) Surface with macadam; "macadam the road"
WiktionaryText
Noun
Usage notes
- The tarmac are any areas of an airfield that are paved. It is often used to describe planes that are sitting still on a paved road surface due to some sort of delay.