—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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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
Video from the scene showed the plane upside down on the snowy tarmac as emergency workers hose it down.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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
Video from the scene showed the plane upside down on the snowy tarmac as emergency workers hose it down.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 12 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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