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mac·ad·am

(mə-kăd′əm)

Pavement made of layers of compacted broken stone, now usually bound with asphalt.

[After John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), Scottish civil engineer.]

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macadam

(məˈkædəm)

(Civil Engineering) a road surface made of compressed layers of small broken stones, esp one that is bound together with tar or asphalt

[C19: named after John McAdam (1756–1836), Scottish engineer, the inventor]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mac•ad•am

(məˈkæd əm)

n.

1. a macadamized road or pavement.

2. the broken stone used for macadamizing.

[1815–25; after J. Latin. McAdam (1756–1836), Scottish engineer, who invented the process]

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Noun	1.	macadam - broken stone used in macadamized roadways paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area
	2.	macadam - a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar tarmac, tarmacadam paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material

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macadán

macadam

[məˈkædəm] N → macadán m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

macadam

n → Schotter m, → Splitt m, → Makadam m or nt; macadam road → Schotterstraße f

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macadam

[məˈkædəm] n → macadam m

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All was wild and solitary, and one might have declared it a scene untrodden by the foot of man, but for the telegraph posts and small piles of broken "macadam" at punctual intervals, and the ginger-beer bottles and paper bags of local confectioners that lent an air of civilisation to the road.

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The roads were excellent, and made upon the MacAdam principle, whinstone having been brought for the purpose from the distance of several miles.

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Portland, OR, July 29, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Portland-based flooring company Macadam Floor and Design recently donated materials to the Make A Wish Foundation.