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...
- 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...
- the most conveniently and beneficially laid out, best lighted and best macadamized cities in the Union."[citation needed] He was elected twice as mayor...
- 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...
- wagon cargoes. It had originally been planned to make the road surface macadamized, but the lack of nearby stone made the plan uneconomical. The road would...
- the automobile resulted in an increased number traveling on sometimes macadamized, sometimes dirt roads. The destination was usually Miami or Miami Beach...
- 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 in...
- general, building 30 miles of roads on his own property, much of it macadamized." Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen...
- A painting by Rakeman, that depicts the construction of the first macadamized road in the United States (1823). In the foreground, workers are breaking...