pavement

pave·ment  (pvmnt)

n.

1.

a. A hard smooth surface, especially of a public area or thoroughfare, that will bear travel.

b. The material with which such a surface is made.

2. Chiefly British A sidewalk.

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pavement

Noun

1. a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians, alongside and a little higher than a road

2. the material used in paving

3. US the surface of a road [Latin pavimentum hard floor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pavement - the paved surface of a thoroughfare paving curbside - the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; "policemen stood at intervals along the curbside" paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material paving stone - a stone used for paving road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation sidewalk, pavement - walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
	2.	pavement - material used to pave an area         paving, paving material artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole asphalt - mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water blacktop, blacktopping - a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock macadam - broken stone used in macadamized roadways tarmac, tarmacadam - a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
	3.	pavement - walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway sidewalk pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare paseo, walkway, walk - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"

Translations

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n (BRIT) → acera, vereda (LAM); andén m (LAM); banqueta (LAM);

(US) → calzada, pavimento

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n (Brit) → trottoir m;

(US) → chaussée f

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n (Brit) → Bürgersteig m;

(US) [roadway] → Straße f

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n (BRIT) → marciapiede m;

(US) → pavimentazione f stradale