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Sailors On Rising River Runways Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TARMAC which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TARMAC

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199%6Exact Match!
229%9 A rising of sailors against their superiors
329%7 Airport runways

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We think the answer is "TARMAC" which means:

    noun
  • • A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
  • • A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
  • verb
  • • Surface with macadam

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The plane taxied along the tarmac before taking off."
  • • "The runway was made of smooth tarmac."

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