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  • Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in the early 1800s. It consisted of creating three layers of stones laid on a sloped subgrade with side ditches for drainage.

 

Soundex: M235

Metaphone: MKTM

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