Pavement Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Pavement has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

"Drivers must stay in their lanes to keep the pavement clear and safe for traffic."

pavement paving

material used to pave an area

"The workers laid fresh pavement over the old, cracked driveway."

paving pavement paving material

walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

"The children played safely on the pavement while their parents waited by the curb."

sidewalk pavement

A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.

"The old pavement had cracked under years of heavy rain and traffic."

In plain English: Pavement is the hard surface made of stone, concrete, or asphalt that people walk on outside buildings and along roads.

"The children played tag on the wet pavement after school."

Usage: In American English, pavement refers to any road or sidewalk made of concrete or asphalt, whereas British speakers use it specifically for sidewalks and call roads by other terms like "roadway." Avoid using this word when referring to an unpaved dirt path.

Example Sentences

"The children played tag on the wet pavement after school." noun

"The children played hopscotch on the cracked pavement outside their school." noun

"She carefully swept the wet pavement to clear away the fallen leaves before it froze." noun

"Drivers often speed up when approaching the slippery blacktop near the train station." noun

Origin

The word pavement comes from the Latin pavimentum, meaning "paved surface or floor." This original term derived from the verb pavire, which means "to beat," "to ram," or "to tread down."

Rhyming Words

ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent

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