macadam
noun/məˈkædəm/
/məˈkædəm/
[uncountable]- a road surface made of layers of broken stones, mixed with tarTopics Transport by car or lorryc2Word Originearly 19th cent.: named after John L. McAdam (1756–1836), the British surveyor who advocated using this material.
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