"tarmac" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarmac.wav Forms: tarmacs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of tarmacadam, which is from tar + macadam (“crushed stones”). Originally a trademark owned by its inventor, Edgar Hooley. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|tarmacadam}} Clipping of tarmacadam, {{com|en|tar|macadam|nocat=1|t2=crushed stones}} tar + macadam (“crushed stones”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tarmac (countable and uncountable, plural tarmacs)
  1. Tarmacadam. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tarmac-en-noun-VHK02wb1
  2. (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material. Tags: Canada, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable Synonyms: asphalt Translations (bituminous road surface): макадам (makadam) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 柏油路 (bóyóulù) (Chinese Mandarin), 瀝青路 (Chinese Mandarin), 沥青路 (lìqīnglù) (Chinese Mandarin), bitumen [neuter] (Dutch), asfalt [neuter] (Dutch), öljysora (Finnish), asfaltti (Finnish), bitumisora (Finnish), tarmac [masculine] (French), Asphalt [masculine] (German), Teermakadam [masculine, neuter] (German), aszfaltburkolat (Hungarian), aszfaltpálya (Hungarian), aszfaltút (Hungarian), malbik [neuter] (Icelandic), asfalt [neuter] (Icelandic), tarmac [masculine] (Irish), tarramhacadam [masculine] (Irish), asfalto [masculine] (Italian), ターマック (tāmakku) (Japanese), アスファルト舗装路 (asufaruto hosōro) (Japanese), 타맥 (tamaek) (Korean), papatau (Maori), asfalto [masculine] (Portuguese), macadame [masculine] (Portuguese), гудрони́рованное шоссе́ (gudronírovannoje šossé) [neuter] (Russian), асфа́льт (asfálʹt) [masculine] (Russian), asfalto [masculine] (Spanish), lami [class-9] (Swahili), asfalt [common-gender] (Swedish), asfalt (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tarmac-en-noun-CqwpUo-Q Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, Irish English Disambiguation of 'bituminous road surface': 8 64 19 10
  3. (UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road. Tags: Canada, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tarmac-en-noun-9DPBowsT Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, Irish English
  4. (informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (area of an airport, where planes park or maneuver): писта (pista) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 停機坪 (Chinese Cantonese), 停机坪 (ting⁴ gei¹ ping⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 停机坪 (tíng jī píng) (Chinese Mandarin), asemataso (Finnish), platta (english: apron) (Finnish), rullaustie (taxiway) (Finnish), Rollfeld [neuter] (German), betonka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tarmac-en-noun-~zDOE0s6 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'area of an airport, where planes park or maneuver': 3 7 3 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: asphalt

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarmac.wav
Etymology: Clipping of tarmacadam, which is from tar + macadam (“crushed stones”). Originally a trademark owned by its inventor, Edgar Hooley. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|tarmacadam}} Clipping of tarmacadam, {{com|en|tar|macadam|nocat=1|t2=crushed stones}} tar + macadam (“crushed stones”) Head templates: {{en-verb|tarmacs|tarmacking|tarmacked|past2=tarmaced|past3=tarmacced|pres_ptc2=tarmacing|pres_ptc3=tarmaccing}} tarmac (third-person singular simple present tarmacs, present participle tarmacking or tarmacing or tarmaccing, simple past and past participle tarmacked or tarmaced or tarmacced) Forms: tarmacs [present, singular, third-person], tarmacking [participle, present], tarmacing [participle, present], tarmaccing [participle, present], tarmacked [participle, past], tarmacked [past], tarmaced [participle, past], tarmaced [past], tarmacced [participle, past], tarmacced [past]
  1. (British, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material. Tags: British, Canada
    Sense id: en-tarmac-en-verb-3KZakaPn Categories (other): British English, Canadian English
  2. (aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance. Categories (topical): Aviation, Roads
    Sense id: en-tarmac-en-verb-uaaTtfe3 Disambiguation of Roads: 16 18 16 9 12 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 18 14 8 38 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 6 20 17 8 10 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 15 12 8 7 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 17 14 9 5 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 20 17 10 4 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 17 13 10 8 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 6 17 14 7 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 12 9 7 6 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 18 14 8 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 12 8 7 6 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 13 11 7 6 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 14 11 14 8 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 6 18 14 8 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 20 16 8 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 13 10 7 5 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 13 10 7 5 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 6 18 14 8 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 19 14 11 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 6 18 14 8 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 16 11 9 9 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 18 14 8 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 13 10 7 5 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 13 10 7 5 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 7 17 14 7 9 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 18 14 8 9 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 18 14 8 9 47 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: retarmac, untarmacked

Inflected forms

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          "word": "platta"
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      "sense": "area of an airport, where planes park or maneuver",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rollfeld"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area of an airport, where planes park or maneuver",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "betonka"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swahili translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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      "word": "retarmac"
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      "word": "untarmacked"
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Valerie Belsey, Exploring Green Lanes in North and North-West Devon, →ISBN, page 108:",
          "text": "To your left is a green lane, partly tarmacked with chippings, which leads up to a little car-parking area.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Taking the rough with the smooth: Bolton residents anger over half-tarmaced road, ITV Granada",
          "text": "Residents in Bolton are angry after workmen tarmaced only one half of their road leaving the other half strewn with potholes."
        }
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        "To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material."
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        "(British, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material."
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          "ref": "1989, Donald F. Wood, James C. Johnson, Contemporary Transportation, →ISBN, page 213:",
          "text": "\"It is not unusual these days for the time spent tarmacking to exceed the time spent in the air, \" said Senator John Danforth, R-Mo.",
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        }
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        "To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance."
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          "takeoff",
          "takeoff"
        ]
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        "(aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance."
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        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/"
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}

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