pavement

CEFRB1

/ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hard surface covering a road or path.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

Examples

  • A strange man was walking back and forth on the pavement.

  • Jeff had to pound the pavement for three months before he found a job.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.

  2. A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.

  3. Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.

More examples

In context

  • There are small shops and pavement cafes around every corner.

  • The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.

  • The antirunway munitions are specifically designed to cause maximum destruction to airfield pavements.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.