noun
pavement
PAYV-muhnt/ˈpeɪvmənt/
A hard covering for a road or other outdoor area.
The pavement consists of joined slabs beside a grassy strip.
Etymology
The Latin pieces describe the result of beating or ramming ground firm: a hard, level floor. That compacted surface became the name for a paved or tiled covering.
In context
is this like an old pavement that's been lifted and a road resurfaced or is this excess uh road surface that's just been offloaded here
More examples
- Rain makes the pavement slippery.
- Workers repair the cracked pavement in the parking lot.
- The truck leaves the pavement and turns onto a dirt road.
Forms
pavement · pavements
pave verb — Cover an outdoor area with hard material.