Definition of
Macadam
- (noun, substance) broken stone used in macadamized roadways
- (noun, artifact) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
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Synonyms of Macadam
Alternate forms of Macadam
Derivations: macadamize
Hypernyms: paved surface, pavement, paving, paving material
Origin of the word Macadam
- 1824, named for inventor, Scot. civil engineer John L. McAdam (1756-1836), who developed a method of leveling roads and paving them with gravel and outlined the process in his pamphlet "Remarks on the Present System of Road-Making" (1822). Originally, road material consisting of a solid mass of stones of nearly uniform size laid down in layers; he did not approve of the … more
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