Associations to the word «Macadam»

Wiktionary

MACADAM, noun. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
MACADAM, noun. (US) (dated) (countable) Any road or street
MACADAM, verb. (transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.
MACADAM, proper noun. A surname​.
MACADAM, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

MACADAM, noun. Broken stone used in macadamized roadways.
MACADAM, noun. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats