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tarmac < tar + macadam < macadam < John Loudon McAdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loudon_McAdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loudon_McAdam
by haunter 3y ago
tarmac < tar + macadam < macadam < John Loudon McAdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loudon_McAdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loudon_McAdam
- uiberto 3y agoAnd macadamia nuts are named after a different John Macadam (beyond similar names, nothing indicates a close blood relationship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macadam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macadam
- singleshot_ 3y agoParenthetically, there is no tarmac at any airport because the rock chips would get blown around and wreck the planes and jet engines.