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pavement

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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.

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a road US and Canadian word sidewalk
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a paved surface, esp one that is a thoroughfare
3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) the material used in paving
4. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering the hard layered structure that forms a road carriageway, airfield runway, vehicle park, or other paved areas
5. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a level area of exposed rock resembling a paved road See limestone pavement
[from Latin pavīmentum a hard floor, from pavīre to beat hard]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pavementpavement - the paved surface of a thoroughfare
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.pavementpavement - material used to pave an area        
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.pavementpavement - walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
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"

pavement
noun sidewalk (U.S. & Canad.), footpath (Austral. & N.Z.) He was hurrying along the pavement.
Translations
pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt]
A. N (Brit) → acera f, vereda f (LAm), andén m (CAm, Col), banqueta f (Mex) (US) → calzada f, pavimento m
brick pavementenladrillado m
stone pavementempedrado m, adoquinado m
to leave the pavement (US) (Aut) → salir de la calzada
B. CPD pavement artist Npintor(a) m/f callejero/a
pavement café Ncafé m con terraza, café m al aire libre

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n
(British)trottoir m
(US)chaussée f
pavement artist n (British)artiste mf de rue
pavement café n (British)café sur le trottoir)m avec terrasse >

pavement
n (Brit) → Gehsteig m, → Bürgersteig m, → Trottoir nt; (US: = paved road) → Straße f; (= material)Bodenbelag m; to leave the pavement (US Aut) → von der Straße abkommen; pavement artistPflastermaler(in) m(f)

pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n (Brit) → marciapiede m (Am) → pavimentazione f stradale
pavement [ˈpeɪvmənt] n (Brit) → marciapiede m (Am) → pavimentazione f stradale

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Doors opened, and people came and went, in the houses on either side; children by the dozen poured out on the pavement to play, and invaded the little strips of garden-ground to recover lost balls and shuttlecocks; streams of people passed backward and forward perpetually; heavy wagons piled high with goods lumbered along the road on their way to, or their way from, the railway station near; all the daily life of the district stirred with its ceaseless activity in every direction but one.
Before he had accomplished half the distance he was so tired that, finding himself in a quiet street where the pavement was sprinkled with rose water, and a cool breeze was blowing, he set his burden upon the ground, and sat down to rest in the shade of a grand house.
As he said it, he rose, shook himself, scratched himself, tied his brown coat loosely round his neck by the sleeves (he had previously used it as a coverlet), and sat down upon the pavement yawning, with his back against the wall opposite to the grating.
 
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