—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Just then, the Land Cruiser jolted across the broken tarmac.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
With the Mets idling on a tarmac, the Reds waited out an hours-long rain delay to beat…the Brewers.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In January 2012, Obama visited Intel’s chip-making facilities in Chandler in a trip most remembered for then-Gov. Jan Brewer wagging her finger in the president’s face on a tarmac.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The governor of Minnesota and Harris' running mate, shared a photo of himself with wife Gwen, and their daughter Hope and son Gus, on the airport tarmac.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Just then, the Land Cruiser jolted across the broken tarmac.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
With the Mets idling on a tarmac, the Reds waited out an hours-long rain delay to beat…the Brewers.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In January 2012, Obama visited Intel’s chip-making facilities in Chandler in a trip most remembered for then-Gov. Jan Brewer wagging her finger in the president’s face on a tarmac.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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