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tarmac

/tahr-mak/US // ˈtɑr mæk //UK // (ˈtɑːmæk) //

停机坪,柏油路,柏油路面,柏油马路

Definitions

  1. 1

    Trademark.

    • : a brand of bituminous binder, similar to tarmacadam, for surfacing roads, airport runways, parking areas, etc.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
    • : a layer or covering of Tarmac, tarmacadam, or tar.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He saluted the Marines standing guard on the tarmac with his right hand—the hand with the coffee cup in it.

  • Only 101 lives were lost by the two air forces and most of those were not caused by crashes but by accidents on the tarmac.

  • We all grabbed our gear, lined up, and walked across the tarmac.

  • Upon landing, he was reportedly spotted wandering the tarmac with only a comb in his pocket.

  • The couple were met on the tarmac by Tony Abbott, the prime minister.

  • Something was squatting on the tarmac close to the petrol tank.

  • Mechanics were climbing down out of cockpits and walking along down the tarmac in groups.

  • His head snapped back, his feet left the ground, and he did a beautiful backward somersault to crash down on the tarmac in a heap.

  • Half an hour later the two air aces were out on the tarmac, and ready to leave.

  • He had done so, and now stood on the dark tarmac between the manifest shed and the pilot-barracks.