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Meaning of macadam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
məˈkædəm

Definitions

  1. The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
  2. A surname, an alternative form of MacAdam.
  3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  4. Any road or street.

Equivalents

Български макадам
Čeština makadam
Deutsch Makadam
Suomi murske sepeli
Français macadam
Gàidhlig bìth teàrr
Polski makadam
Português macadame
Русский щебень
Svenska makadam

Examples

“This narrow-gauge line had suffered the same fate as that between Schull and Skibbereen, with the track taken up except where it runs through one of the town streets and is embedded in the macadam.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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