Pavement Definition

pāvmənt
noun
A hard smooth surface, especially of a public area or thoroughfare, that will bear travel.
American Heritage
A paved surface or covering, as of concrete, brick, etc.
Webster's New World
The material used in paving.
Webster's New World
A sidewalk.
American Heritage
Pavement is defined as the hard, smooth surface of a road or sidewalk.
The surface of the expressway is an example of pavement.
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Other Word Forms of Pavement

Noun

Singular:
pavement
Plural:
pavements

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")

    From Wiktionary

Pavement Sentence Examples

  • The cathedral pavement is almost unique.

  • The pavement of the nave, on the other hand, is of the 16th century.

  • Jennifer said nothing more for the remainder of the trip down the mountain until the Jeep finally rolled onto pavement and they entered the still busy town.

  • A group of Italic cremation tombs a pozzo of the Villanova period were found under the pavement of the medieval Vicolo del Campidoglio.

  • The marble mosaic pavement (11th century) is very effective.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAV

Words Ending With

TNTENT

Unscrambles

pavement

Words Starting With P and Ending With T

Starts With P & Ends With TStarts With PA & Ends With TStarts With P & Ends With NT

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With T