pavement.
A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
Meaning & usage
A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
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.
Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings. The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pament, from Anglo-Norman pavement and reinforced by Middle French pavement; both from Latin pavīmentum (“paved surface or floor”), from pavīre (“to beat, to ram, to tread down”). Morphologically pave + -ment.
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