Definition of "tarmacadam" []

• A pavement consisting of layers of crushed stone with a tar binder pressed to a smooth surface. (noun)

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• "Mam's voice travels over the tarmacadam ribbon, across the road and up the lane into Hollie's Plant Hire company."
• "Their roots had escaped up through the tarmacadam in many places; covered by fallen leaves and the propellers of sycamore seeds, they tripped the unwary."
• "Apart from a few tufts of grass that had breached the pitted tarmacadam, the place looked devoid of life."