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pavement

(peɪvmənt)
Word forms: plural pavements
1. countable noun
A pavement is a path with a hard surface, usually by the side of a road.
[British]
He was hurrying along the pavement.
regional note: in AM, use sidewalk
Synonyms: sidewalk [US, Canadian], footpath [Australian, New Zealand] More Synonyms of pavement
2. countable noun
The pavement is the hard surface of a road.
[US]

pavement in British English

(ˈpeɪvmənt)
noun
1. 
a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians alongside and a little higher than a road
US and Canadian word: sidewalk
2. 
a paved surface, esp one that is a thoroughfare
3. 
the material used in paving
4.  civil engineering
the hard layered structure that forms a road carriageway, airfield runway, vehicle park, or other paved areas
5.  geology
a level area of exposed rock resembling a paved road
limestone pavement
Word origin
C13: from Latin pavīmentum a hard floor, from pavīre to beat hard

pavement in American English

(ˈpeɪvmənt)
noun
1. 
a paved surface or covering, as of concrete, brick, etc.
; specif.,
a. 
a paved street or road
b.  British
a sidewalk
2. 
the material used in paving
Word origin
OFr < L < pavimentum < pavire, to beat: see pave

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Examples of 'pavement' in a sentence
pavement

The wide pavements have cycle paths and are dotted with cafe tables.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At the edge of pavements in many roads, there is a sprawling plant covered with tiny, pretty daisies that will survive for much of the winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Road safety campaigners and disability groups welcomed the proposed ban on pavement parking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We always clear any snow from our garden path and the pavement outside our house.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We found a pavement cafe and enjoyed a leisurely meal.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It got hold of me by the leg and dragged me off the pavement into the road.
The Sun (2008)
His second lesson went slightly better as he hit the pavement just twice.
The Sun (2011)
They mounted the pavement and blocked my progress.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The legal position with your garden path and the pavement are different.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The pavement cafes seem to be doing good business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But how heartwarming is it for those same brothers when they hit the pavement searching for employment?
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
He returned in his car and mounted the pavement.
The Sun (2012)
He also resorted to illegally riding on the pavement at one point when the traffic got too much.
The Sun (2014)
As we walked along the pavement people jogged alongside waving their mobile phones and recorded their own pieces to camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She escaped serious injury as a pavement cafe boss rushed to grab her shoulders as she was left dangling yesterday.
The Sun (2015)
We'll just park on the pavement.
The Sun (2015)
There are no pavements on most roads nearby, so it was splash or be stranded.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The new threat to cyclists is the cars parked on the pavement thus forcing the cyclist back to the dangers of the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Public spending has doubled in the past 10 years but our roads and pavements crumble.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I felt we were all powerless, with rubbish pavements that no one fixed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Hard roofs, hard roads, hard pavements.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The legal risks of clearing snow from the garden path and pavement are therefore minimal if you follow the Snow Code.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You may claim to dislike walking and it is often an unpleasant experience when confined to hard pavements, and busy, polluted streets.
Shreeve, Caroline (Dr.) How to Lower High Blood Pressure (1994)

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In other languages
pavement

British English: pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/ NOUN
A pavement is a path with a hard surface by the side of a road.
...the wet pavement.
  • American English: sidewalk
  • Arabic: رَصِّيفٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: calçada
  • Chinese: 人行道
  • Croatian: pločnik
  • Czech: chodník
  • Danish: fortov
  • Dutch: bestrating
  • European Spanish: pavimento
  • Finnish: jalkakäytävä
  • French: trottoir
  • German: Bürgersteig
  • Greek: πεζοδρόμιο
  • Italian: marciapiede
  • Japanese: 歩道
  • Korean: 인도 도로
  • Norwegian: fortau
  • Polish: chodnik przy ulicy
  • European Portuguese: passeio
  • Romanian: trotuar
  • Russian: тротуар
  • Latin American Spanish: pavimento
  • Swedish: trottoar
  • Thai: ทางเดินเท้า
  • Turkish: kaldırım
  • Ukrainian: тротуар
  • Vietnamese: vỉa hè

All related terms of 'pavement'

pavement café
part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
moving pavement
a moving pavement for transporting pedestrians , as in a shopping precinct or an airport
pavement artist
someone who draws pictures on the pavement or sidewalk with chalk (for the purpose of receiving money from passersby)
limestone pavement
a horizontal surface of exposed limestone in which the joints have been enlarged , cutting the surface into roughly rectangular blocks
pound the pavement
to walk the streets , as in looking for work

Chinese translation of 'pavement'

pavement

(ˈpeɪvmənt)

n (c)

  1. (Brit, for pedestrians) 人行道 (rénxíngdào) (条(條), tiáo)
    美 = sidewalk
  2. (US, = road surface) 铺(鋪)筑(築)过(過)的路面 (pūzhùguo de lùmiàn)
(noun) 
Definition
a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians, alongside and a little higher than a road
She was hurrying along the pavement.
Synonyms
sidewalk (US, Canadian)
She stepped off a New York sidewalk into the path of oncoming traffic.
footpath (Australian, New Zealand)
A car mounted the footpath and demolished the fence.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of footpath
Definition
a raised space alongside a road, for pedestrians
A car mounted the footpath and demolished the fence.
Synonyms
pavement,
sidewalk (US, Canadian)

Synonyms of 'pavement'

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