macadamise

/mə'kædəmaiz/ Cách viết khác : (macadamise) /mə'kædəmaiz/

Thân thiện

The workers macadamise the country road.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To surface a road with macadam: To construct or repair a road by covering it with layers of compacted broken stone, often bound with tar or asphalt.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The city council decided to macadamise the old dirt track to improve access.
  • This stretch of highway was macadamised over fifty years ago.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Historical Context: The term is closely associated with the road construction method invented by John Loudon McAdam. It often implies a specific, layered process of road building.
  • The engineers chose to macadamise the route using the traditional method without a tar binder.

Variants and Related Words

• Macadam (n): The broken stone used for making roads, or a road made of such material.
  • The car's tires crunched on the loose macadam.
• Macadamize (v): The primary spelling variant, especially in American English.
  • The contract was to macadamize the parking lot.
• Tarmac (n/v): A later term for a macadamised surface using tar as a binder; now often used generically for paved areas like airport runways.
  • The plane taxied on the tarmac.

Synonyms

• Pave: To cover a surface with a hard material like stone or concrete.
• Surface: To put a finishing layer on a road or path.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(This word is technical and is not typically used in idioms.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. surface with macadam
   • macadam the road

Từ đồng nghĩa

• macadamize
• tarmac