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tarmac (n.)
1903,
Tarmac
, a trademark name, short for
tarmacadam
(1882) "pavement created by spraying tar over crushed stone," from
tar
(n.1) + John L.
McAdam
(see
macadam
). By 1919,
tarmac
was being used generally in Great Britain for "runway."
