Explore Tarmac through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like macadam or coat. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tarmac meaning
- Tarmacadam.
- Any bituminous road surfacing material.
- The driveable surface of a road.
Synonyms of Tarmac
Using Tarmac
- The main meaning on this page is: Tarmacadam. | Any bituminous road surfacing material. | The driveable surface of a road.
- Useful related words include: tarmacadam, paving material, macadam, paved surface.
- In the example corpus, tarmac often appears in combinations such as: the tarmac, tarmac at, tarmac in.
Context around Tarmac
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tarmac
- In this selection, "tarmac" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, irish, black, broken, rally, carrying and wearing stand out and add context to how "tarmac" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include on the tarmac and on the tarmac of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tarmac" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tarmac
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nancy on the tarmac waving. (5 words)
An uncrewed X-34 on the tarmac. (7 words)
A file photo of Arik Air planes on the tarmac. (10 words)
Of course, a crack down on pilots who are double dipping in terms of VA benefits and flying gigs could exacerbate the current shortage of airline pilots caused by low pay, leading to even more delays on the tarmac for already weary travelers. (43 words)
Highlighting the creative relationships between tenants in the mill, one of the artists, Lisa Michelle, has designed a unique unit front for Brandan and Sticky Black Tarmac, which is named after the look of vinyl records. (36 words)
In 2001, Kenny’s brother Bertie, who was a four-time winner of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in the 1990s, was tragically killed in a helicopter accident along with his son, Mark, and daughter, Emma. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A plaque in recognition of the donation from Tarmac is in place, and will be unveiled by Paul Younger, operations manager at Tarmac’s Killerby Quarry, at the event on July 27.
Accompanying photographs showed teams unloading aid packages from the aircraft while a military truck, draped with the flags of Russia and Libya, waits on the tarmac at Benghazi’s Benina airport.
According to Tipton, rules in Europe state passengers must be offered the option to get off the plane after they have been on the tarmac for five hours – however, this very rarely happens.
Adding the Donegal title to their list of impressive wins this season puts them in the driving seat to win the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.
A file photo of Arik Air planes on the tarmac.
A man has been dragged off a Jetstar in a dramatic arrest on the tarmac in Sydney.
An aerial view shows aircrafts on the tarmac of the Tribhuvan domestic airport in Kathmandu on September 26, 2022.
An uncrewed X-34 on the tarmac.
At Phnom Penh’s airport, several vehicles a convoy with heavy protection from Cambodian and Japanese policemen drove rapidly directly to the waiting plane on the tarmac.
But after hours of waiting, only a handful of them walked, slowly under the scorching sun, towards two planes on the tarmac, carrying children and small bags.
Children and adults chalked mandalas, stars, mushrooms, rainbows, an emu, and quotes in a variety of typefaces on the tarmac of the "Unordinary Avenue", with the main street cordoned off to vehicles.
During the winter two large heated tents were set up on the tarmac.
Here, surfaces of homes, roads and rooftops are predominantlycovered with concrete, brick, steel and tarmac, which absorb and trap the heat.
He said that this road has been rebuilt and is now completed after being given a second coat of tarmac wearing course.
Highlighting the creative relationships between tenants in the mill, one of the artists, Lisa Michelle, has designed a unique unit front for Brandan and Sticky Black Tarmac, which is named after the look of vinyl records.
However, as well as being the nemesis of local drivers Shutt Green Lane is on the blacklist of Staffordshire cyclists who risk life and limb speeding across the broken tarmac.
In 2001, Kenny’s brother Bertie, who was a four-time winner of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in the 1990s, was tragically killed in a helicopter accident along with his son, Mark, and daughter, Emma.
Locals stand near the ragged tarmac precipice, peering over and taking photos.
Nancy on the tarmac waving.
Of course, a crack down on pilots who are double dipping in terms of VA benefits and flying gigs could exacerbate the current shortage of airline pilots caused by low pay, leading to even more delays on the tarmac for already weary travelers.
Common combinations with tarmac
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tarmac 104×
- tarmac at 18×
- tarmac in 13×
- tarmac and 8×
- on tarmac 7×
- tarmac of 6×
- of tarmac 6×
- tarmac for 5×
- tarmac with 5×
- and tarmac 4×