—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
The plane was evacuated onto the snowy tarmac, with terrified passengers – many of whom did not even have time to grab their coats – awaiting help in frigid temperatures.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Industrial composting of organic waste, for example, is just tarmac, some industrial equipment, some air flow, and a lot of know-how.
—Rob Day, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The tremors caused significant damage to roads, tearing apart tarmac and buckling infrastructure.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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The promise of copious amounts of profitable new airlines, meanwhile, evaporated like jet fuel on a hot tarmac.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
The plane was evacuated onto the snowy tarmac, with terrified passengers – many of whom did not even have time to grab their coats – awaiting help in frigid temperatures.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Industrial composting of organic waste, for example, is just tarmac, some industrial equipment, some air flow, and a lot of know-how.
—Rob Day, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The tremors caused significant damage to roads, tearing apart tarmac and buckling infrastructure.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 23 May. 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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