macadam
/məˈkædəm/ · noun
Meaning
- The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
- Any road or street.
- To cover or surface with macadam.
- Alternative spelling of MacAdam.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Etymology / origin
Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.
- Mac Àdhaimh(gd)→
- Mac Àdhaimh(gd)→
- macadam (English)
- Relations: der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- макадам(Bulgarian) (bor)
- makadam(Mauritian Creole) (der)
- makadam(Polish) (bor)
- macadame(Portuguese) (bor)
- makadam(Serbo-Croatian) (bor)
- макадам(Serbo-Croatian) (bor)
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