- macadamize
- [məʹkædəmaız] v
1. мостить щебнем, делать щебёночное покрытие; шоссировать2. выравнивать
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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Macadamize — Mac*ad am*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macadamized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Macadamizing}.] [From John Loudon McAdam, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or other flat area, with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macadamize — (v.) 1826, from MACADAM (Cf. macadam) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Macadamized; macadamizing … Etymology dictionary
macadamize — (Amer.) mac ad·am·ize || mÉ™ kædÉ™maɪz v. macadamise, pave a road or other surface with macadam (layers of broken stones) … English contemporary dictionary
macadamize — [mə kad′ə mīz΄] vt. macadamized, macadamizing 1. to make (a road) by rolling successive layers of macadam on a dry earth roadbed 2. to repair or cover (a road) with macadam … English World dictionary
macadamize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1824 to construct or finish (a road) by compacting into a solid mass a layer of small broken stone on a convex well drained roadbed and using a binder (as cement or asphalt) for the mass … New Collegiate Dictionary
macadamize — macadamization, n. /meuh kad euh muyz /, v.t., macadamized, macadamizing. to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar. Also, esp. Brit., macadamise. [1815 25; MACADAM + IZE] * * * … Universalium
macadamize — verb To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface … Wiktionary
Macadamize — , TARMAC What pleasure would you get from a sleek, fast automobile if the road you were driving on was filled with ruts and puddles of water? You couldn t make much time, and what time you did make would be uncomfortable. The man who saved… … Dictionary of eponyms
macadamize — mac·ad·am·ize … English syllables
macadamize — mac•ad•am•ize [[t]məˈkæd əˌmaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing civ to pave by compacting broken stone, often with asphalt or tar • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
macadamize — Ho ounu. See pave … English-Hawaiian dictionary
