On 05 Jan 2005 17:36:23 GMT, unkno (CASK829) wrote in
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Why is it that idiot reporters use the term "TARMAC"?

Perhaps it's because of this entry in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate
Dictionary:

Main Entry:tarmac
Pronunciation:*t*r-*mak
Function:noun
Etymology:from Tarmac, a trademark
Date:1919

: a tarmacadam road, apron, or runway