to tarmac
- verb
- /ˈtɑrmæk/
- UK
- They plan to tarmac the road leading to the new housing estate this summer.
Examples
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Workers are tarmacking the parking lot to improve access for customers.
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The company tarmacked the driveway to give it a smooth, durable finish.
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They will tarmac the new road next week.
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The workers tarmacked the driveway yesterday.
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They plan to tarmac the road leading to the new housing estate this summer.
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The company tarmacked the driveway to give it a smooth, durable finish.
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Workers are tarmacking the parking lot to improve access for customers.
Synonyms
To cover something with a thick sticky substance to make it waterproof
To cover a road or surface with the dark sticky material used on roads
To cover a road with small broken stones and sometimes tar so it becomes hard
To cover a road or driveway with black paving material to make it smooth
To cover a road with layers of small broken stones pressed together
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tarmac as a verb comes from the name of the road material made from tar and Macadam, so to 'tarmac' a road is to cover it with that hard, smooth surface.