PAVE

[verb] [T] - to cover (an area of ground or a path) with a hard flat surface of, for example, pieces of stone, concrete or bricksThe area from the shops to the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns.If someone uses the expression paved with gold about a city, they mean that it is easy to make money there.Unemployed youngsters still come to London in their hundreds thinking that the streets are paved with gold.If something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible.Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.