Definition of Macadamize. Meaning of Macadamize. Synonyms of Macadamize

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Definition of Macadamize

Macadamize
Macadamize Mac*ad"am*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macadamized; p. pr. & vb. n. Macadamizing.] [From John Loudon McAdam, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.

Meaning of Macadamize from wikipedia

- Baltimore on the Chesapeake Bay to Wheeling on the Ohio River. Before it was macadamized, stagecoaches travelling the Hagerstown to Boonsboro road in the winter...
- the most conveniently and beneficially laid out, best lighted and best macadamized cities in the Union."[citation needed] He was elected twice as mayor...
- advanced significantly. Following frequent erosion of Lake S**** Road, then macadamized, a concrete road known as the Toronto–Hamilton Highway was proposed in...
- by highway engineers. Improved unpaved roads include gravel roads and macadamized roads.[citation needed] Compared to a gravel road, a dirt road is not...
- Construction of the first macadamized road in the United States (1823). In the foreground, workers are breaking stones "so as not to exceed 6 ounces [170...
- completed (the lodge nearly so), and the "main avenue" was "ready for macadamizing". 1865 Wills had iron fencing erected between the Soldiers' and Evergreen...
- Company, which was authorized to further improve the road surface to macadamized or planked construction between Kingston Road in Scarborough and Markham...
- the automobile resulted in an increased number traveling on sometimes macadamized, sometimes dirt roads. The destination was usually Miami or Miami Beach...
- Construction of a macadamized road in the United States (1823). These roads allowed stagecoaches to travel at much greater speeds....
- 1857, the town was elevated to the status of a city. In 1861, the first Macadamized Highway in Brazil, Estrada União e Indústria, was inaugurated, connecting...