—used for a bituminous binder for roads
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
The eight- to 12-month project at Ramona Airport will include demolition and reconstruction of the base’s aging tarmac and fire-retardant reloading bays, said Cal Fire San Diego spokesman Mike Cornette.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The image Wallace is referring to is one of Wadsworth taxiing on the Statesville Regional Airport tarmac, in a Cessna.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
Indigenous leaders waited on the snowy tarmac at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Saturday as the precious cargo was unloaded from an Air Canada jet.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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Efinger then ran down the stairs and opened another door, which the complaint alleged also lacked a DE or protective system, leading to the outside tarmac.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
The eight- to 12-month project at Ramona Airport will include demolition and reconstruction of the base’s aging tarmac and fire-retardant reloading bays, said Cal Fire San Diego spokesman Mike Cornette.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The image Wallace is referring to is one of Wadsworth taxiing on the Statesville Regional Airport tarmac, in a Cessna.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
Indigenous leaders waited on the snowy tarmac at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Saturday as the precious cargo was unloaded from an Air Canada jet.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarmac. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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tarmac
noun
tar·mac
ˈtär-ˌmak 
: a road, apron, or runway paved with layers of crushed stone covered with tar
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