macadamize
mac·ad·am·ize [ mə-ˈka-də-ˌmīz]
[mə-ˈka-də-ˌmīz]
macadamized; macadamizing
transitive verb
: to construct or finish (a road) by compacting into a solid mass a layer of small broken stone on a convex well-drained roadbed and using a binder (such as cement or asphalt) for the mass
First Known Use of macadamize
1824, in the meaning defined above
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