pavement

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Synonyms: lavement, savement, parement, movement, placement, averment, batement, basement, casement, easement, passement

Antonyms: lavement, savement, parement, movement, placement, averment, batement, basement, casement, easement, passement

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|chiefly|in technical contexts}} A [[paved]] surface; a hard covering on the ground. {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK|Irish|South Africa|Canada|Mid-Atlantic US|countable}} A [[pave]]d [[path]], for the use of [[pedestrian]]s, located at the side of a [[road]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|now|chiefly|North America}} A [[paving]] (paved part) of a [[road]] or other thoroughfare; the [[roadway]] or road surface. {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|now|chiefly|North America}} The paved part of an area other than a road or [[sidewalk]], such as a [[cobblestone]] plaza, [[asphalt]] schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
5. Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.

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