1. a paved area at an airport where aircraft park, load, and unload
2. a road surface made of tar and crushed stone
Usage: British

1. to pave with tarmac

Examples

• The plane taxied slowly across the tarmac to the gate.
• Ground crew loaded baggage onto the aircraft on the tarmac.
• The runway and tarmac were wet from the morning rain.
• Workers repaired cracks in the old tarmac road.
• The city decided to tarmac the gravel parking lot.
• She watched the planes from the terminal window overlooking the tarmac.