The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins. 2013.
tarmac{™} — ➡ Tarmac * * * … Universalium
Tarmac — (short for tarmacadam, a portmanteau for tar penetration macadam) is a type of highway surface, pioneered by John Loudon McAdam in around 1820. Strictly speaking, Tarmac refers to a material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901. The term is… … Wikipedia
tarmac — [ tarmak ] n. m. • 1910; mot angl., abrév. de tarmacadam, de tar « goudron » et macadam → macadam 2o ♦ Dans un aérodrome, Partie réservée à la circulation et au stationnement des avions. ● Tarmac nom masculin (n … Encyclopédie Universelle
tarmac — ► NOUN 1) (trademark in the UK) material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar. 2) (the tarmac) a runway or other area surfaced with such material. ► VERB (tarmacked, tarmacking) ▪ surface with … English terms dictionary
tarmac — 1903 as a trademark name, short for tarmacadam (1882) pavement created by spraying tar over crushed stone, from tar (1) + John L. McAdam (see MACADAM (Cf. macadam)). By 1919, tarmac was being used generally in Great Britain for runway … Etymology dictionary
Tarmac — Tarmac, ein in England aus Hochofenschlacke ausgeführter Teermakadam (s.d.) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
târmâc — s. v. rariţă. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime … Dicționar Român
tarmac — The verb has inflected forms tarmacked, tarmacking … Modern English usage
tarmac — [tär′mak΄] n. [< TARMACADAM] 1. TARMACADAM 2. Chiefly Brit. an airport runway or apron 3. Chiefly Brit. a paved road … English World dictionary
tarmac — tar|mac1 [ˈta:mæk US ˈta:r ] n trademark [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Tarmac, a trademark, from tarmacadam tarmac (19 20 centuries), from tar + macadam smooth hard road surface (19 20 centuries) (from John L. McAdam (1756 1836), Scottish engineer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tarmac — Cet article concerne le matériau ou la zone d un aéroport. Pour les autres significations, voir Tarmac (homonymie). Chemin rural revêtu de tarmac Sur les autres projets Wik … Wikipédia en Français
