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- verb Present participle of
macadamize .
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Examples
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His partner with all the stakes, was macadamizing the rocky trails, far beyond their ken, and far beyond successful pursuit.
The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid Garrett, Pat F 1954
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Before the end of the first year a township organization had been formed and a vote taken providing for the macadamizing of every road in the township.
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Her equestrian experience previously had been limited to steady macadamizing on the roads.
Bluebell A Novel Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
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He forgot all about his exposed foot, and received a few nasty bruises and cuts against the sharp stones that were placed in the road for macadamizing purposes.
The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story John Roussel
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The Relief Committee, of which he was a member, had to borrow money on the stones broken by the poor labourers for macadamizing the roads, in order to pay them their wages.
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines John O'Rourke
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It has nearly been accomplished already, by several different modes of construction; and there are very many streets where the luxury of wood pavement, which wears very rapidly, cannot be afforded, and where macadamizing will not stand the wear and tear of the heavy traffic.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Various
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The road is, as far as possible, to be secured by frequent culverts, and by macadamizing it, from the force of winter torrents.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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In many of these regions limestone is extensively used for macadamizing roads, for which it is excellently adapted.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 Various
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Skibbereen, the people employed in breaking stones for macadamizing the roads struck work, and marched into the town in a body, asserting that the wages they were receiving was insufficient to support them.
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines John O'Rourke
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Did they start with Reginald, with the condition of the morning-glory vines, with the proposition of taking up the quaint paving-stones and macadamizing the Street, they ended with the younger Wilson.
K Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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