Pavement meaning

pāvmənt

(chiefly british) A sidewalk.

noun

The material used in paving.

noun

A paved surface or covering, as of concrete, brick, etc.

noun

Any paved floor.

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(chiefly UK) A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.

noun

(US, uncountable) Paved exterior surface, as with a road or sidewalk.

noun

The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.

noun

Pavement is defined as the hard, smooth surface of a road or sidewalk.

The surface of the expressway is an example of pavement.

noun

Origin of pavement

Middle English, from Old French pavement, from Latin pavimentum (“a hard surface, a pounded surface"), from pavire (“to beat, to ram, to tread down")

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