Definitions
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- verb surface with macadam
- noun a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
- noun a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
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Examples
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Joseph Kanon, and "Tarmac" by Lynne Heitman, and "Flashover" by Suzanne Chazin, and Robin Burcell's new book.
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(I asked her 94-year-old sister, Olive, years earlier the same question and without hesitation she answered 'Tarmac'.
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(I asked her 94-year-old sister, Olive, years earlier the same question and without hesitation she answered 'Tarmac'.
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In the mid-1990s, I worked for Tarmac Professional Services (now part of Carillion) and for two years my line manager was Shonagh Hay, a member of the Reading Construction Forum partnering task force that produced its partnering guide Trusting the Team in 1995.
Launching two new Constructing Excellence networks « pwcom 2.0 2009
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued what's known as the 3-Hour Tarmac Rule on April 29, 2010.
Kate Hanni: What Bugs You About Air Travel? Weigh In. Kate Hanni 2010
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Kayak IPO Parked on Tarmac "With little prospect of earning outsized profits for the foreseeable future, we don't believe Angie's List has produced an economic moat," wrote James Krapfel , Morningstar Inc.'s IPO strategist, who said the company had a "nosebleed valuation."
At Angie's List, Journey To Market Took 16 Years Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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We've got new facilities, we've got Tarmac in the car park instead of a gravel track, the pitches are watered every day.
Nigel Adkins puts celebrations on hold but Southampton prepare to party | Simon Burnton 2011
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Contador's yellow bike wasn't for sale, but you could buy nearly the same model of the Tarmac SL3 Pro; the ultra-tricked-out model sells for a cool $9,900.
Coolest New Bikes And Gear Enid Burns 2010
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued what's known as the 3-Hour Tarmac Rule on April 29, 2010.
Kate Hanni: What Bugs You About Air Travel? Weigh In. Kate Hanni 2010
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued what's known as the 3-Hour Tarmac Rule on April 29, 2010.
Kate Hanni: What Bugs You About Air Travel? Weigh In. Kate Hanni 2010
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