—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Trinity Francis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Images show a group of men wearing gray sweatsuit outfits lined up on a tarmac waiting to board a plane.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Carlson and another man assisted a mother and her son out of the plane, then Carlson dropped onto the snowy tarmac.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
The airport was dealing with high winds of 40 miles an hour at the time of the landing and a snowy tarmac.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Again though, that’s because the Isuzu’s setup is focused on low down torque and composed off-road handling rather than straight line performance on tarmac.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Images show a group of men wearing gray sweatsuit outfits lined up on a tarmac waiting to board a plane.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Carlson and another man assisted a mother and her son out of the plane, then Carlson dropped onto the snowy tarmac.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
The airport was dealing with high winds of 40 miles an hour at the time of the landing and a snowy tarmac.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 22 Mar. 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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