Definition of Pavement

1. Noun. The paved surface of a thoroughfare.

Exact synonyms: Paving
Specialized synonyms: Curbside
Generic synonyms: Paved Surface
Terms within: Paving Stone
Substance meronyms: Road, Route, Sidewalk, Street
Derivative terms: Pave, Pave

2. Noun. Material used to pave an area.
Exact synonyms: Paving, Paving Material
Generic synonyms: Artefact, Artifact
Specialized synonyms: Asphalt, Concrete, Blacktop, Blacktopping, Macadam, Tarmac, Tarmacadam
Derivative terms: Pave, Pave

3. Noun. Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway.
Exact synonyms: Sidewalk
Terms within: Paving
Generic synonyms: Paseo, Walk, Walkway
Derivative terms: Pave

Definition of Pavement

1. n. That with which anythingis paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.

2. v. t. To furnish with a pavement; to pave.

Definition of Pavement

1. Noun. (chiefly British) A paved footpath at the side of a road. ¹

2. Noun. (US uncountable) Paved exterior surface, as with a road or sidewalk. ¹

3. Noun. The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pavement

1. a paved surface [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pavement

1. That with which anythingis paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or coloured bricks. "The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. " (Milton) Pavement teeth, flattened teeth which in certain fishes, as the skates and cestracionts, are arranged side by side, like tiles in a pavement. Origin: F, fr. LL. Pavamentum, L. Pavimentum. See Pave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pavement

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