Pavement - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- material used to pave an area (syn: paving)
- walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway (syn: sidewalk)
Extra examples
He stopped the car just off the pavement.
The summer heat rose off the pavement.
The surface of the pavement soon became very uneven.
The grandstands filled the sidewalk and compelled pedestrians to walk on the pavement.
The pavement must be capable of carrying with safety the heaviest aircraft.
A small group of journalists waited on the pavement outside her house.
As she fell off the bike, her head hit the pavement.
He fell and his head struck the pavement.
I stumbled on the uneven pavement.
The pavement buckled in the heat.
...road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle...
Holes gaped in the pavement.
I slipped and went sprawling across the pavement.
The council decided to broaden the pavement.
Long skid marks on the pavement indicated the driver had attempted to brake.
Word forms
singular: pavement
plural: pavements
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
