macadam

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See also: Macadam and MacAdam

English

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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.

Pronunciation

Noun

macadam (countable and uncountable, plural macadams)

  1. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
  2. (US, dated, countable) Any road or street.

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Verb

macadam (third-person singular simple present macadams, present participle macadaming or macadamming, simple past and past participle macadamed or macadammed)

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

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Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

macadam m (plural macadams)

  1. macadam

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French macadam or German Makadam.

Noun

macadam n (plural macadamuri)

  1. macadam (surface of a road)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative macadam macadamul macadamuri macadamurile
genitive-dative macadam macadamului macadamuri macadamurilor
vocative macadamule macadamurilor

Spanish

Noun

macadam m (plural macadams or macadam)

  1. macadam

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