noun [U]
1 (also less frequent tarmacadam ) (AmE also blacktop) a black material used for making road surfaces, that consists of small stones mixed with TAR
2 (the tarmac) an area with a Tarmac surface, especially at an airport:
Three planes were standing on the tarmac, waiting to take off.
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