English

Proper noun

Macadam

1. A surname​.

English

Noun

macadam ‎(countable and uncountable, plural macadams)

1. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
2. (US, dated, countable) Any road or street

Related terms

• (materials) asphalt, brick, cobbles, gravel, tar
• (features and construction techniques) crown, crowning, dusting, paving, rolled, subgrade
• (equipment and tools) bulldozer, dump truck, grader, pan, roller, sheepfooter, steamroller
• (road surface types) cobblestone, dirt, gravel, hardtop, tarmac, tarmacadam
• (vias) highway, road, street

Translations

Verb

macadam ‎(third-person singular simple present macadams, present participle macadaming or macadamming, simple past and past participle macadamed or macadammed)

1. (transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.

See also

• asphalt
• Wikipedia article on macadam