—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Leonard David, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, a mini city sprouted from the old tarmac.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Car racing was a passion of Muniz's since his early days on Malcolm, however, and after the series bowed, acting immediately took a backseat to his tarmac dreams.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The rise in popularity of sim racing events and their international reach suggests that the path from screen to tarmac is full of possibilities, inviting a new generation of heroes to take the wheel.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Those practice run-throughs cover an array of scenarios, from rendezvous, berthing, detaching from the ISS of the Dream Chaser, to departure and spaceplane reentry back to Earth for a Kennedy Space Center tarmac touchdown, Jason said.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, a mini city sprouted from the old tarmac.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Car racing was a passion of Muniz's since his early days on Malcolm, however, and after the series bowed, acting immediately took a backseat to his tarmac dreams.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The rise in popularity of sim racing events and their international reach suggests that the path from screen to tarmac is full of possibilities, inviting a new generation of heroes to take the wheel.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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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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