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macadam

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1. macadam - Noun

2. macadam - Verb

3. Macadam - Proper noun

Meaning

a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

broken stone used in macadamized roadways

Source: WordNet

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What joy have I in June's return? My feet are parched-my eyeballs burn, I scent no flowery gust; But faint the flagging Zephyr springs, With dry Macadam on its wings, And turns me "dust to dust." Thomas Hood

Mr. Macadam, of the Buglife conservation charity, said the species’ rediscovery has rekindled hope for other critically endangered invertebrates that have gone missing. Source: Internet

Shorter, newer, and Olympic quality tracks tend to be timber or synthetics; longer, older, or inexpensive tracks are concrete, macadam, or even cinder. Source: Internet

After starting the year without a ride, Farmer earned a full-time seat in the Appleyard Macadam Racing team after being drafted in as a replacement for injury victim Luke Jones. Source: Internet

Al MacAdam made the team for what it was for about 10 years, even though he was not there to coach for that long. Source: Internet

He developed an inexpensive paving material of soil and stone aggregate (known as macadam ). Source: Internet

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