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| pave·ment [ páyvmənt ] (plural pave·ments) |
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1. paved surface: a paved surface, especially of a road
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2. construction material for pavements: material that is used to make a pavement, e.g. concrete or stone
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3. civil engineering layered surface of path: the layered structure that forms the surface of a path, road, highway, or aircraft runway
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4. U.K. roads Same as sidewalk
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin pavimentum "beaten floor" < pavire "beat, tread down"] |
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