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Noun: pavement  peyv-munt
  1. [Brit] Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
    "Children drew with chalk on the pavement in front of their house";
    - sidewalk [N. Amer], footpath [Austral, NZ, Ireland]
     
  2. The paved surface of a thoroughfare
    "Joggers preferred the smooth pavement of the newly resurfaced road";
    - paving
     
  3. Material used to pave an area
    "Asphalt is a common pavement material for roads and driveways";
    - paving, paving material

Derived forms: pavements

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], paseo, paved surface, walk, walkway

Part of: road, route, street

Encyclopedia: Pavement