Hypernym

paved surface 1

noun

a level horizontal surface covered with paving material

Part_meronym

crushed stone 1

noun

a form of construction aggregate, typically produced by mining a suitable rock deposit and breaking the removed rock down to the desired size using crushers, used for macadam road construction.

macadam 2

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

Synonyms

tarmacadam 2
a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
tarmac 2
a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

Derivationally related form

macadamize 1

verb

surface with macadam

Part_holonym

crushed stone 1

noun

a form of construction aggregate, typically produced by mining a suitable rock deposit and breaking the removed rock down to the desired size using crushers, used for macadam road construction.