Early 19Th Century Invention Named After A Scottish Engineer Crossword Clue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MACADAM

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	7		Exact Match!
2	48%	9		Named after an English engineer who invented it in the 19th century
3	46%	10		English civil engineer and mechanical engineer known for his invention of the steam locomotive

We think the answer is "MACADAM" which means:

noun

• Broken stone used in macadamized roadways
• A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

verb

• Surface with macadam

An example sentence would be:

• "The road was paved with macadam."
• "The construction crew laid down a smooth macadam surface."

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Surfacing traveled on by Davis and Smith
Road material
Road surface
Type of road
Type of roadway
Road-surface material
(Inventor of) road surface
Road surface with tar
Paving material
Round the bend a river ebbing, seeking stones on the way

Road surface made of broken stone and tar
The Queen spoken to, having squashed rat that's driven over
Driving surface
Name associated with road surfaces
Pitch of the road
Road surface touched a river from behind
Waterproof coat found by a mother – something on road?
Scotsman, the first person that's regularly driven over
Tarred road surface

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