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Англо-русский словарь по авиационным и ракетным базам. - М.: Военное издательство министерства обороны Союза ССР. Составители: С. М. Никитин, Ю. И. Хрущев. 1962.
Англо-русский словарь по авиационным и ракетным базам. - М.: Военное издательство министерства обороны Союза ССР. Составители: С. М. Никитин, Ю. И. Хрущев. 1962.
Tarmac — (short for tarmacadam, a portmanteau for tar penetration macadam) is a type of highway surface, pioneered by John Loudon McAdam in around 1820. Strictly speaking, Tarmac refers to a material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901. The term is… … Wikipedia
Tarmac-shredding penetration bombs — are systems involving bombs or bomblets which are designed to disrupt the surface of a runway and make it unusable for flight operations. One early system was the BLU 107 Durandal, a single 450 lb bomb with rocket booster and 330 lb warhead.… … Wikipedia
tarmac — ► NOUN 1) (trademark in the UK) material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar. 2) (the tarmac) a runway or other area surfaced with such material. ► VERB (tarmacked, tarmacking) ▪ surface with … English terms dictionary
tarmac — 1903 as a trademark name, short for tarmacadam (1882) pavement created by spraying tar over crushed stone, from tar (1) + John L. McAdam (see MACADAM (Cf. macadam)). By 1919, tarmac was being used generally in Great Britain for runway … Etymology dictionary
tarmac — [tär′mak΄] n. [< TARMACADAM] 1. TARMACADAM 2. Chiefly Brit. an airport runway or apron 3. Chiefly Brit. a paved road … English World dictionary
Runway — This article is about the aircraft take off and landing area. For other uses, see Runway (disambiguation). Landing strip redirects here. For the pubic hairstyle, see Bikini waxing. RWY redirects here. For the audio/video connectors, see RCA… … Wikipedia
Tarmac — /tahr mak/ 1. Trademark. a brand of bituminous binder, similar to tarmacadam, for surfacing roads, airport runways, parking areas, etc. n. 2. (l.c.) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar. 3.… … Universalium
tarmac — [20] The term tarmac commemorates the name of John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), a Scottish civil engineer who developed a method of levelling roads and covering them with gravel. Setting the gravel in tar produced in the 1880s the term tarmacadam,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
tarmac — [20] The term tarmac commemorates the name of John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), a Scottish civil engineer who developed a method of levelling roads and covering them with gravel. Setting the gravel in tar produced in the 1880s the term tarmacadam,… … Word origins
tarmac — noun Etymology: from Tarmac, a trademark Date: 1919 a tarmacadam road, apron, or runway … New Collegiate Dictionary
tarmac — tar·mac || tÉ‘rmæk / tÉ‘Ë n. mixture of tar and gravel; runway v. cover with tarmac, cover with a combination of tar and crushed rocks … English contemporary dictionary