tarmacadam

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The previous Golf's 2. 0-litre, 200 bhp engine with direct injection and a turbocharger was one of its best features, while the loud roar from the tyres over coarse British tarmacadam was one of its worst.

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  1. noun A pavement consisting of layers of crushed stone with a tar binder pressed to a smooth surface.

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  • You're going to have to tell me where my feet are With my assistance, he gets down on the tarmacadam, and then stretches out very flat on his stomach. —  AHMM,May2006
  • And listen, Ill have a word with the lads in the council about laying down some tarmacadam on your drive there, if ya give us a vote. —  planet.journals.ie
  • So you have on one side, modern apartments, well tended and watered green lawns with the water sprayers hissing in the heat, lots of cars and sterile spotless tarmacadam. —  Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52
  • The previous Golf's 2. 0-litre, 200 bhp engine with direct injection and a turbocharger was one of its best features, while the loud roar from the tyres over coarse British tarmacadam was one of its worst. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The previous Golf's two-litre, 147kW engine with direct injection and a turbocharger was one of its best features while the loud roar from the tyres over coarse British tarmacadam was one of its worst. —  Motoring
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