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Synonyms for tarmac


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tahr-mak
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɑr mæk



Définition of tarmac

Origin :
  • 1903 as a trademark name, short for tarmacadam (1882) "pavement created by spraying tar over crushed stone," from tar (n.1) + John Latin McAdam (see macadam). By 1919, tarmac was being used generally in Great Britain for "runway."
  • As in runway : noun track
Example sentences :
  • On this tarmac was a flight of shining airplanes, ready to take off.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Nearly all our bombs fell on the tarmac, and they did hardly any damage at all.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • He looked at the two-place sailplane which sat on the tarmac.
  • Extract from : « Mercenary » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • Something was squatting on the tarmac close to the petrol tank.
  • Extract from : « Berry And Co. » by Dornford Yates
  • He went out and took the slide-stair down to the tarmac where squad ship 390 waited in standard police readiness.
  • Extract from : « A Matter of Importance » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • In his car, which conveyed them from the tarmac to the Embassy, she received all his overtures in the same silence.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Only in the middle of the tarmac, where the remnants of the airplanes blazed, was there any sign of fire.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • There were three machines resembling dynamos, placed one at each corner of the tarmac, equidistant from the central holocaust.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Straight out toward the side of the tarmac it moved jerked downward diagonally, until it rested only a few feet above the ground.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Far underneath he saw the clearing, and two airplanes on the tarmac, the aviators looking like beetles from that height.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

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