Definizione monolingua

tarmac

tarmac (third-person singular simple present tarmacs, present participle tarmacking, simple past and past participle tarmacked)

1. (UK, Canada) To pave
   • 2008, Valerie Belsey, Exploring Green Lanes in North and North-West Devon^[1], ISBN 1900322218, page 108:

     To your left is a green lane, partly tarmacked with chippings, which leads up to a little car-parking area.

2. (aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance
   • 1989, Donald F. Wood & James C. Johnson, Contemporary Transportation^[2], ISBN 0024294802, page 213:

     ""It is not unusual these days for the time spent tarmacking to exceed the time spent in the air, "" said Senator John Danforth, R-Mo.

tarmac (plural tarmacs)

1. (UK, Canada) The bituminous surface of a road.
2. (aviation) Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.

Definizione dizionario tarmac

	asfalto
	A mixture containing tar, used to make roads, pavements etc.

Altri significati:

bituminous road surface

(UK, Canada) To pave

(aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance

(UK, Canada) The bituminous surface of a road.

(aviation) Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.