tarmac road

collocation in English

meaningsofTarmacandroad

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tarmac
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtɑː.mæk/us
/ˈtɑːr.mæk/
a brand name for a black material used for building roads, etc., that consists of tar mixed with small stones, or an area covered with ...
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road
noun[C or U]
uk
/rəʊd/us
/roʊd/
a long, hard surface built for vehicles to ...
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(Definition oftarmacandroadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftarmac road

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That airstrip is not more than atarmacroad.
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There is only one maintarmacroadand a lack of piped water.
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A narrowtarmacroadwinds steeply up the southern approach.
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The road was upgraded into a 2 lanetarmacroad.
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The truth is that the public perception is thattarmacroadsurfaces are less intrusive than concrete ones.
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After crossing a stile by the aerial, the trail then continues right onto atarmacroad.
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The pass is accessible with thetarmacroadfrom both sides.
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Thetarmacroadis good, with a few bends as you approach the village.
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The waterfall can be reached by a newtarmacroad, finished in 2011.
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Those people are told where the meet is and it often happens to be at a pub in a village where there is atarmacroad.
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It started growing into a town after thetarmacroadwas completed in the 1980s and the tourist trade begun.
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There might be a problem if atarmacroadhas been resurfaced with tarmac, because the bitumen takes longer to dry and set in hot weather than in cold weather.
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The trackbed has been replaced by atarmacroadsurface, which now provides a cycle path, jogging track and a countryside walkway.
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Imlil is the end of thetarmacroad, and is a natural place to hire mountain guides and mules for the onward trek.
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Despite this, it is legal (but may not be physically possible) to drive any type of vehicle along certain byways, the same as any ordinarytarmacroad.
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Although the old station and railway line have gone, they have been replaced with atarmacroadsurface, which now provides a cycle path, jogging track and a countryside walkway.
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