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Look up: macadam

  1. macadam
    [n] - broken stone used in macadamized roadways
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Macadam
    consists of aggregate, which has been mechanically locked together by rolling and cemented together by application of stone screening and water. Bituminous macadam is crushed aggregate in which the fragments are cemented together by bitumen or asphalt.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. macadam
    composed of roughly graded crushed stones, pebbles, slag or similar industrial waste Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. macadam
    noun broken stone used in macadamized roadways
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. macadam
    form of pavement invented by John McAdam of Scotland in the 18th century. McAdam`s road cross section was composed of a compacted subgrade of ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/2

  6. Macadam
    Macadam is a Scottish boy name. The meaning of the name is `son of Adam` Macadam,Macadhamh The name Macadam doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Macadam seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Maca

  7. Macadam
    `Macadam` is a type of road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in around 1820. The method simplified what had been considered state-of-the-art at that point. Single sized aggregate layers of stone with a coating of binder as a cementing agent are mixed in an open-structured ma...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadam

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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