Tarmac

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway.
  • v. To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway.
  • verb-intransitive. To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The bituminous surface of a road.
  • n. Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.
  • v. To pave
  • v. To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance
  • Word Usage
    "I - one of the most fascinating aspects of your book is - because it interests me so personally, is concrete and the development of roads in the country, and how we got the word tarmac and concrete and things like that."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    surface    coat    paved surface    paving    paving material    pavement   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blacktop    asphalt    grassland    cobblestone    runway    macadam    marquetry    meadowland    sidewalk    hangar