macadamize
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
To construct or pave a road with small, broken stones bound with asphalt or tar.
💬 Usage Examples
“[Mark] Twain himself was an early advocate for bicycle transport; for example, he’s quoted in an 1895 edition of Portland’s Oregonian suggesting the city macadamize its streets, purchase bicycles, and rent them out to citizens.” Fletcher Moore Twain’s Bike Lessons; Poets & Writers (New York); Sep/Oct 2011.