—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In January 2012, Obama visited Intel’s chip-making facilities in Chandler in a trip most remembered for then-Gov. Jan Brewer wagging her finger in the president’s face on a tarmac.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Their beams reveal not just a section of tarmac ahead, but one of Ukraine’s most top-secret weapons, controlled by its most clandestine agency.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Washington — Nearly seven weeks after the Russians handed over Paul Whelan on a tarmac in Ankara, Turkey, the Marine veteran stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with a message for other Americans who are held abroad.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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With the Mets idling on a tarmac, the Reds waited out an hours-long rain delay to beat…the Brewers.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In January 2012, Obama visited Intel’s chip-making facilities in Chandler in a trip most remembered for then-Gov. Jan Brewer wagging her finger in the president’s face on a tarmac.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Their beams reveal not just a section of tarmac ahead, but one of Ukraine’s most top-secret weapons, controlled by its most clandestine agency.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Washington — Nearly seven weeks after the Russians handed over Paul Whelan on a tarmac in Ankara, Turkey, the Marine veteran stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with a message for other Americans who are held abroad.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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tarmac
noun
tar·mac
ˈtär-ˌmak 
: a road, apron, or runway paved with layers of crushed stone covered with tar
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