FWIW, the only place I hear the word used anymore is in aviation- "the
tarmac" being used to refer to anything outside the FBO and not in the
parking lot. When I was younger I used to hear older folks refer to parking
lots and such being "macadam" but now the "asphalt" or the generic
"pavement" seem to be all people use in the common argot.

-cwk.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On 05 Jan 2005 17:36:23 GMT, unkno (CASK829) wrote in
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Why is it that idiot reporters use the term "TARMAC"?

Perhaps it's because of this entry in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate
Dictionary: