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Macadam Ma Kad Uhm Noun Pavement Made Layers Compacted Broken

Front macadam \ma-KAD-uhm\
Back noun
Pavement made of layers of compacted broken stone, now usually bound with tar or asphalt.

[After John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), Scottish civil engineer.]

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