Added 10 October 2026 tarmacadam noun Categories: NatureThingsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about tarmacadam at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar. Origin From tar + macadam. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: pavedtarmacmacadamasphaltmacadamizedtelfordblacktoptarpittanbarksarntarre Back to today's word