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tarmac (TAHR-mak) noun
A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway. verb tr. To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway. verb intr. To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft. [Originally a trademark.] "Official predictions suggest that Britain faces a future of rising congestion and pollution, as more countryside disappears under concrete and tarmac." Driving Britain off the roads, The Economist, Jan 24, 1998. This week's theme: brand names that have entered the dictionary. ............................................................................. Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults. -Antisthenes Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/tarmac.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/tarmac.ram
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