Home › Words › T › tarmacadamtarmacadamtarmacadam means A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tarmacadam ranks #3,411 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom tar + macadam.nounA mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.verbTo cover or surface with tarmacadam.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tarmac 85% match — Tarmacadam. vs tarmacadam →macadam 73% match — The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). vs tarmacadam →tarmacky 68% match — Resembling or characteristic of tarmac. vs tarmacadam →blackstuff 67% match — Tarmac. vs tarmacadam →bitulithic 65% match — A paving material consisting of stone aggregate with an asphalt binder. vs tarmacadam →telford 65% match — A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices. vs tarmacadam →tarring 65% match — An application of tar. vs tarmacadam →retarmac 65% match — To resurface with a new layer of tarmac. vs tarmacadam →