mcadam
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3ADJ.
covered, long, thick
VERB + MCADAM
places
PREP.
through, with
Definitions
name
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
noun
Alternative spelling of macadam.
In some places the McAdam was cut through a hill, while in others it crossed a valley - the surface of the road being from 12 to 15 & sometimes more feet above the old ground.
The street was to be graded, its sidewalks curbed and flagged, and the road-bed covered with McAdam.
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3In some places the McAdam was cut through a hill, while in others it crossed a valley - the surface of the road being from 12 to 15 & sometimes more feet above the old ground.
WiktionaryThe street was to be graded, its sidewalks curbed and flagged, and the road-bed covered with McAdam.
WiktionaryOn St. Martin Street 3 laborers and a pipe-layer were for 5 days each digging an excavation about 100 feet long (where the McAdam was very thick and, of course, hard frozen) to find a leak in the main
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