tarmac
Where jets park
Tarmac is a paved surface, especially at an airport where planes taxi, load, and unload: The plane sat on the tarmac for two hours.
The word comes from tarmacadam—a road surface of crushed stone bound with tar.
Though technically distinct from modern asphalt, tarmac now serves as a general term for any paved runway or apron area.
Aircraft ground route
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- terminalAt the endpoint
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- runwayPaved path for planes
gate · jetway · airfield · aerodrome · boarding · pushback · marshaller · aircraft
Petroleum-based paving material
- blacktopDark paving material
- aggregateCombined sum total
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- hot-mixHeated asphalt mixture
sealant · resurfacing · patching · chipseal · emulsion · compaction · overlay · surfacing
taxiway
Aircraft ground route
runway · gate · jetway · airfield · aerodrome · boarding · pushback · marshaller · aircraft · departure
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
hot-mix · sealant · resurfacing · patching · chipseal · emulsion · compaction · overlay · surfacing · paving
driveway
Private residential road
- roadwayPaved surface for traffic
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
- laybyRoadside stopping bay
forecourt · kerb · highway · motorway · roundabout · junction · verge · shoulder · lane
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
black · hot · wet · slick · cracked · weathered · faded · heated · sun-baked · rain-soaked
- airportterminal, gate, gates, runway, baggage claim
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- Air Baseshangars, runways, flight line, taxiways, taxiway
- Military Airfieldsairfield, runway, runways, hangar, hangars
- Runwaysairport runway, runway lights, landing strip, airstrip, grass strip
- staging areasassembly area, marshalling yard, muster point, rally point, depot
tarmacwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
meadow · field · forest floor · virgin land · grassland
tarmacairspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
in the air · airborne · in flight · sky · cruising altitude