pavement

[ peyv-muh nt ]

/ ˈpeɪv mənt /

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noun

a paved road, highway, etc.

a paved surface, ground covering, or floor.

a material used for paving.

Atlantic States and British. sidewalk.

Idioms for pavement

pound the pavement, Informal. to walk the streets in order to accomplish something: If you're going to find work you'd better start pounding the pavement.

Origin of pavement

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin pavīmentum. See pave, -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM pavement

pave·men·tal

[peyv-men-tl] /peɪvˈmɛn tl/, adjective pre·pave·ment, noun sub·pave·ment, noun

Words nearby pavement

pavarotti, pavarotti, luciano, pave, pave the way, pavel petrovich, pavement, pavement artist, paver, pavese, pavia, pavid

Example sentences from the Web for pavement

Blood spatters on the pavement seem to confirm that he was moving toward Wilson when the instantly fatal shot was fired.

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This year, however, Democratic dominance at pounding the pavement might finally be challenged.

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Democrats have long dominated at pounding the pavement in the Hawkeye State.

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“For some unknown reason, the vehicle traveled off the pavement at a gradual angle,” the troopers wrote.

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Buzzfeed assures me that deadbeats camped out on the pavement in big cities are hipsters.

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Suddenly from far away, there came a dull explosion which rocked the pavement.

Signal in the Dark |Mildred A. Wirt
On the pavement bricks the flesh of a slain animal could be roasted to a turn.

Istar of Babylon |Margaret Horton Potter
Miss Piper glided in sideways, holding her head down as if she were searching for a dropped pin on the pavement.

In the Wilderness |Robert Hichens
A barrel-organ was grinding out a tune; children danced in the sunshine on the pavement.

The Kingdom Round the Corner |Coningsby Dawson
A newsboy came racing along the pavement, with an armful of sheets, wet from the press.

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British Dictionary definitions for pavement

pavement

/ (ˈpeɪvmənt) /

noun

a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a road US and Canadian word: sidewalk

a paved surface, esp one that is a thoroughfare

the material used in paving

civil engineering the hard layered structure that forms a road carriageway, airfield runway, vehicle park, or other paved areas

geology a level area of exposed rock resembling a paved road See limestone pavement

Word Origin for pavement

C13: from Latin pavīmentum a hard floor, from pavīre to beat hard

Idioms and Phrases with pavement

pavement

see pound the pavement.

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