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TARRED MACADAM [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

Road construction material in the form of crushed stone coated with tar, bitumen, or asphalt.

Key term(s)
  • tarmac
  • tarred macadam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Matériau enrobé de goudron, utilisé en couche de surface des chaussées.

DEF

Matériau de revêtement des chaussées, composé de granulats de minéraux concassés (macadam), enrobés dans un liant hydrocarboné (émulsion de goudron).

OBS

tarmacadam : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

A road or runway surfacing of broken stone which has been covered with tar, spread in a layer of uniform thickness and well rolled. Two layers are usually applied, the upper one being of stone of smaller size.

DEF

A waterproof surface whose stones are bound together by tar, bitumen or asphalt, as distinct from waterbound macadam.

Key term(s)
  • tarred macadam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
CONT

Les deux hommes poursuivirent leur route en silence. Le tarmacadam ne changeait pas. Il collait toujours à la semelle.

Spanish

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