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
Synonyms:
- paving-material
- paving
- sidewalk
- street
- highway
- thoroughfare
- paving tile
- paving-stone
- pave
- flagging
- hard surface
Other Word Forms of Pavement
Noun
Singular:
pavement
Plural:
pavementsOrigin of Pavement
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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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