—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
But that baggage will rot on the LAX tarmac, long forgotten by an Eagles team whose offensive talent and defensive dominance can apparently erase any error.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The governor of Minnesota and Harris' running mate, shared a photo of himself with wife Gwen, and their daughter Hope and son Gus, on the airport tarmac.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Just then, the Land Cruiser jolted across the broken tarmac.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Among the gaggle of prisoners greeted on the Moscow tarmac by Putin on August 1 was Pablo González Yagüe, born Pavel Rubtsov, an operative with Russia's main intelligence directorate (GRU) who had posed as a Spanish journalist.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
But that baggage will rot on the LAX tarmac, long forgotten by an Eagles team whose offensive talent and defensive dominance can apparently erase any error.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The governor of Minnesota and Harris' running mate, shared a photo of himself with wife Gwen, and their daughter Hope and son Gus, on the airport tarmac.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Just then, the Land Cruiser jolted across the broken tarmac.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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tarmac
noun
tar·mac
ˈtär-ˌmak 
: a road, apron, or runway paved with layers of crushed stone covered with tar
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