English Explanatory Dictionary

pavement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
  2. A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
  3. A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
  4. The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
  5. Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
  6. The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pavement.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-pavement.wav

Word forms

pavement pavements

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

sidewalk footpath trottoir

Derived words

bumpy pavement burn pavement desert pavement hit the pavement limestone pavement moving pavement nymph of the pavement pavemental pavement ant pavement ape pavement artist pavement café pavement cafe pavement cell pavement chalk pavemented pavement epithelium pavementing pavementless pavementlike pavement pizza pavement princess pavement special Portuguese pavement poultice pavement pound the pavement

Translations

Bulgarian: насти́лка Czech: dlažba French: pavement Galician: pavimento German: Pflaster Hebrew: מִרְצֶפֶת Polish: bruk Russian: мощёный пол
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