macadamize (Amer.)
v.
macadamise, pave a road or other surface with macadam (layers of broken stones)
John Loudon McAdam
Macadam
Macadam is a type of
road construction pioneered by the
Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in around
1820. It consisted of creating three layers of stones laid on a crowned
subgrade with side ditches for drainage. The first two layers consisted of angular hand-broken
aggregate, maximum size 3
inches (75
mm), to a total depth of about 8 inches (200 mm). The third layer was about 2 inches (50 mm) thick with a maximum
aggregate size of 1 inch (25 mm). Each layer would be compacted with a heavy
roller, causing the angular stones to lock together with their neighbours.
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macadamize
Verb
1. surface with macadam; "macadam the road"
(synonym) macadamise, tarmac
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) macadam
Macadamized
(imp. & p. p.)
of Macadamize
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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