PAVEMENT


Meaning of PAVEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpāv-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pavimentum, from pavire

Date: 13th century

1. : a paved surface: as

a. : the artificially covered surface of a public thoroughfare

b. chiefly British : sidewalk

2. : the material with which something is paved

3. : something that suggests a pavement (as in flatness, hardness, and extent of surface)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.