macadam

• اسم يشير إلى الحجر المكسر المستخدم في رصف الطرق، أو إلى سطح الطريق المكوّن من طبقات مضغوطة من هذا الحجر، وغالبًا ما تُربط بالقار.

A noun referring to broken stone used in road construction or a paved surface made of compressed layers of such stone, often bound with tar.

غير معدود

1. Road construction materialC1formal

   A type of road surface made from layers of compacted broken stone, often bound with tar or bitumen.

   رصف بالحصى المدكوك

   • The old road was paved with macadam.
   • Macadam provides a durable surface for heavy traffic.
   • They used crushed granite for the macadam base.

   المرادفاتtarmactarmacadam

2. Paved surfaceC1formal

   A road or path that has been constructed using compressed layers of broken stones, sometimes mixed with tar.

   سطح مُعبَّد بالحجارة المكسّرة

   • The driveway was made of macadam.
   • Macadam roads are common in rural areas.
   • The workers repaired the macadam after the storm.

   المرادفاتasphaltblacktoppavementtarmac