tarmac n 1: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving [syn: {tarmacadam}, {tarmac}] 2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar [syn: {tarmacadam}, {tarmac}, {macadam}] v 1: surface with macadam; "macadam the road" [syn: {macadamize}, {macadamise}, {tarmac}]