noun. A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway.

intransitive verb. To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway.

intransitive verb. To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft.

noun. The bituminous surface of a road.

noun. Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.

verb. To pave

verb. To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance

"I - one of the most fascinating aspects of your book is - because it interests me so personally, is concrete and the development of roads in the country, and how we got the word tarmac and concrete and things like that."

asphalt  

tarmacs