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When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he was murdered right on the tarmac.
Benigno Aquino III

Meaning of "the tarmac" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE TARMAC

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WHAT DOES THE TARMAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of the tarmac in the English dictionary

The definition of the tarmac in the dictionary is a runway at an airport.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE TARMAC

the taal
the Tall Blacks
the Tamil Tigers
the Tans
the tarseal
the tartan
the Tempter
the Ten Commandments
the Territory
the Tertiary
the theatre
the thick
the thing
the Third Age
the Thistle
the Thousand Guineas
the three magi
the three Rs
the time of one´s life
the Titanic

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE TARMAC

ac
Apurimac
bac
cardiac
Cognac
Isaac
lac
lilac
mac
maniac
Micmac
Potomac
sac
sign of the zodiac
sumac
tarmac
vac
whisky mac
yashmac
zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of the tarmac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the tarmac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE TARMAC

Find out the translation of the tarmac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the tarmac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the tarmac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

停机坪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el asfalto
570 millions of speakers

English

the tarmac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डामर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدرج المطار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

асфальт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o asfalto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টার্মাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le tarmac
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarmac itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Asphalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

駐機場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

활주로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing tarmac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường băng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தர்மம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोरमॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Asfalt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´asfalto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asfalt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

асфальт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pista
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η άσφαλτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die teer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asfalten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asfalten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the tarmac

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE TARMAC»

The term «the tarmac» is regularly used and occupies the 56.889 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE TARMAC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the tarmac» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the tarmac» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the tarmac

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2 QUOTES WITH «THE TARMAC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the tarmac.
1
Benigno Aquino III
When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he was murdered right on the tarmac.
2
Claire Cameron
I find this mortifying to admit, but I have one of those balls that helps my posture. They're hard to sit on, so it stops me from sitting too long... I also wear a pair of 3M(TM) PELTOR(TM) Optime(TM) II Ear Muffs. They're the same ones that people wear on the tarmac among the planes - noise blockers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE TARMAC»

Discover the use of the tarmac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the tarmac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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"Tales" From The Tarmac: An astonishing "behind the scenes"
Tales From The Tarmac...compelling, "behind the scenes" stories of the outlandish and bizarre interactions and incidents between passengers and ground staff at one of the world's most intimidating airports, New York's JFK and beyond.
Claudia Helena Oxee, 2011
2
TARMAC: Timing Analysis Resilient MAC Protocol
The case when the TARMAC frame rate is high enough to deliver high load traffic . In this case during periods of low traffic the overhead of the high TARMAC frame rate is very large. The second case is when the TARMAC frame rate is kept low ...
Adnan Majeed, 2007
3
UK Merger Control: Law and Practice
It is by no means clear that Ceicon would have avoided a reference in the absence of the Tarmac/Durox acquisition, but it is always more difficult to justify a merger in a more concentrated market and the OFT treated the Tarmac/Durox merger ...
A. Nigel Parr, Roger J. Finbow, Matthew J. Hughes, 2005
4
Deadly Tarmac
Next to take off from the tarmac was a F—l4 Tomcat; my F-l4. “Good luck, Griffan. For the sake of the kids, please don't get hurt,” Hikari exclaimed in the sweet voice she always had. Her raven black hair cascaded down like an eternal waterfall.
Surya Varma Selvakumar
5
Organisational Behaviour and Change Management
The Tarmac Group's structure still reflects this philosophy. For example, in the UK the Tarmac Group's regional structure for aggregate, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete is now comprised of four self-standing companies – Northern, Western,  ...
Select Knowledge, Helen Simms
6
Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in ...
ploy, those caught crossing the tarmac simply started telling the truth—and the UNPROFOR, not believing them, would then take them to the side they wished to get to in the first place.63 David Rieff has pointed out that the UNPROFOR ...
Peter Andreas, 2011
7
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Aeronautics and ...
potable water no later than two hours after the aircraft leaves the gate (in the case of a departure) or touches down (in the case of an arrival) if the aircraft remains on the tarmac. unless the pilot-in-command determines that safety or security ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
8
When the World Was New and the Bear Had a Long Tail
Party, which ended around 3:00 a.m., then here comes the Strangler yelling for us to hit the deck and fall out on the tarmac. It's 5:00 am. and he's hollering for us to fall on a tarmac. What's a tarmac? And why would he want us to fall on one ...
James Owens, 2009
9
Melt My Wings
The rotor noise got noticeably louder and for a brief moment it looked like the helicopter slowed, leveled off and was hovering about twenty feet above the tarmac. Flames shot out of the engine as the engine started ablaze. With that the  ...
Tom Lee, 2011
10
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Gachanja: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether the Minister is going backward or forward because I do not know whether he is aware that iin 1965 these roads were not murramed tout lta.nmaeked and now because the tarmac has been ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE TARMAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the tarmac is used in the context of the following news items.
1
U.S. Airways passenger struck by LIGHTNING on the tarmac after …
The incident happened at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina when a U.S. Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing there due to ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Plane Passengers Wait 6 Hours on Tarmac During Colorado …
What was expected to be a routine flight from Kansas City to Denver turned into an ordeal Friday, after passengers waited on the tarmac in Colorado Springs for ... «NBCNews.com, Apr 15»
3
U.S. airline tarmac delays spike in February
Sixteen U.S. flights sat on the ground for more than three hours that month and eight international flights were stuck on the tarmac for more than four hours, ... «Dallas Morning News, Apr 15»
4
Passengers storm LAX tarmac after false gunman warning on PA
About 20 passengers reached the tarmac through emergency doors near the gates, airport police Sgt. Karla Ortiz said. The travelers were "under observation the ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
5
DOT Fines Southwest $1.6 Million for Tarmac Delays
Before the Southwest's tarmac-delay fine — its first--the DOT's largest penalty was $1.1 million assessed against ... The tarmac delay rule was finalized in 2009. «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
6
300 United Airlines passengers stuck on tarmac all day
The plane was diverted to Canberra due to debris on the Sydney runway and since arriving at 9 a.m., spent all day stranded on the tarmac. «New York Post, Dec 14»
7
Official: Ebola not on board Vegas-bound flight
... held in quarantine on the McCarran International Airport tarmac out of Ebola ... after 11 a.m. described being stuck on the tarmac and reported the ordeal as an ... «KVVU Las Vegas, Oct 14»
8
Woman scales barbed-wire fence at Halifax airport, runs onto tarmac
HALIFAX -- No charges are expected against a woman who scaled a barbed-wire fence surrounding Halifax's airport and ran onto the tarmac Sunday in an ... «CTV News, Aug 14»
9
Man gets on Phoenix Sky Harbor tarmac, slaps plane, authorities say
Airport officials on Thursday said employees followed the correct protocol when a man ran onto the tarmac Wednesday night at Phoenix Sky Harbor International ... «Arizona Republic, Dec 13»
10
Barack Obama in testy tarmac exchange with Arizona Governor Jan …
During their brief encounter on the tarmac, intended to be a ceremonial welcome, Mr Obama told Governor Jan Brewer that he disagreed with an account she ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 12»

REFERENCE
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