The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
Any road or street.
Verb
To cover or surface with macadam.
Origin
, who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.
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