Tarmac

Etymology
Shortened form of tarmacadam, tar + macadam (crushed stones).

Noun

 * 1)  The bituminous surface of a road.
 * 2)  Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Japanese: ターマック (tāmakku), アスファルト舗装路 (asufaruto hosōro)


 * Russian: гудронированное шоссе (gudronírovannoje šossé)
 * Swahili:

Verb

 * 1)  To pave
 * 2)  To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance
 * 1)  To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance

Alternative forms

 * tarmack

Anagrams

 * mactra

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