pavement

noun

/ˈpeɪvmənt/

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[countable] (British English)
(North American English sidewalk)
a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on
- a pavement cafe
- Don’t ride your bike on the pavement!
Extra Examples
- The car mounted the pavement and crashed into a lamp post.
- A narrow pavement ran along the side of the road.
- The man suddenly stepped off the pavement into the road.
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wide
- narrow
- hard
- …
verb + pavement
- step off
- step onto
- keep to
- …
pavement + noun
- cafe
- table
- terrace
- …
preposition
- along the pavement
- down the pavement
- on the pavement
- …
phrases
- the edge of the pavement
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] any area of flat stones on the ground
- a mosaic pavement
[uncountable] (North American English) the surface of a road
- Two cars skidded on the icy pavement.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin pavimentum ‘trodden down floor’, from pavire ‘beat, tread down’.

单词	pavement
释义	pavement noun /ˈpeɪvmənt/ /ˈpeɪvmənt/ jump to other results enlarge image [countable] (British English) (North American English sidewalk) a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on a pavement cafe Don’t ride your bike on the pavement! Extra Examples The car mounted the pavement and crashed into a lamp post. A narrow pavement ran along the side of the road. The man suddenly stepped off the pavement into the road. Topics Transport by car or lorryb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective wide narrow hard … verb + pavement step off step onto keep to … pavement + noun cafe table terrace … preposition along the pavement down the pavement on the pavement … phrases the edge of the pavement See full entry [countable, uncountable] any area of flat stones on the ground a mosaic pavement [uncountable] (North American English) the surface of a road Two cars skidded on the icy pavement. Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin pavimentum ‘trodden down floor’, from pavire ‘beat, tread down’.
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