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Telford vs Macadam - What's the difference?

telford | macadam |

As a proper noun Telford

is a new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

As a noun macadam is

the surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

As a verb macadam is

to cover or surface with macadam.

telford

English

(wikipedia Telford)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • a new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
    • English eponyms

    macadam

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
  • (US, dated, countable) Any road or street

    • Related terms

    * (materials) asphalt, brick, cobbles, gravel, tar * (features and construction techniques) crown, crowning, dusting, paving, rolled, subgrade * (equipment and tools) bulldozer, dump truck, grader, pan, roller, sheepfooter, steamroller * (road surface types) cobblestone, dirt, gravel, hardtop, tarmac, tarmacadam * (vias) highway, road, street

    Verb

  • To cover or surface with macadam.

    • See also

    * asphalt * English eponyms