Results for macadam

Definitions of macadam:

part of speech: noun

Macadamization.

part of speech: noun

A pavement of crushed stone; crushed stone used for such a pavement.

Usage examples for macadam:

• Subterranean springs and quicksands hereabout rendered the primitive roadmaker's occupation no easy one; and previous to the application of macadam the tramway, while it lasted, was a boon to the farmers after heavy rains. "Toronto of Old", Henry Scadding

• But she was courageous, and soon the two were gayly chattering, as Bob stumbled and stamped along the macadam road. "Natalie: A Garden Scout", Lillian Elizabeth Roy

• The intricacies of procedure at each jump need not here be dealt with, but it may be said that a more thankful man than Charles, when he again felt the good macadam under his feet, is not often met with. "Mount Music", E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross

• Coming nearer and nearer to earth, I wondered if Colonel Boycott ever uses the word " boycott," and how strange it must have seemed to the late MacAdam to walk for miles and miles upon his own name, like a carpet spread out before him. "The Quest of the Golden Girl", Richard le Gallienne