pavement

noun

(chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

(now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.

(now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.

(now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.

Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.

(architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.

Roots

paviopav- · Latin · beat, ram

Synonyms for pavement

pavingn blacktopn tarmacadamn tarmacn kerbstonen curbstonen macadamn graveln concreteadj bitumenn

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