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How to pronounce “tarmac”
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Pronunciation guide for tarmac
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tarmac with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
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the people out on the tarmac doing maintenance every day
- Definition summary
- Tarmacadam.
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How to pronounce tarmac
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the people out on the tarmac doing maintenance every day
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tarmac”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Tarmacadam.
- (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
- (UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
- (informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.
- [Verb]
- (British, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material.
- (aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.
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