—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The chopper lands with a gentle thump on the black tarmac, rotors hissing for several more seconds in a steady thrum before fading into silence.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In a June 18 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by the Associated Press, the air base’s tarmac had emptied.
—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
In a June 18 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by The Associated Press, the air base’s tarmac had emptied.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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Noun
The only sounds were the regular swish of windshield wipers and the rhythmic sucking of rubber tires on wet tarmac.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The chopper lands with a gentle thump on the black tarmac, rotors hissing for several more seconds in a steady thrum before fading into silence.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In a June 18 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by the Associated Press, the air base’s tarmac had emptied.
—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
In a June 18 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by The Associated Press, the air base’s tarmac had emptied.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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tarmac
noun
tar·mac
ˈtär-ˌmak 
: a road, apron, or runway paved with layers of crushed stone covered with tar
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