Pavement (noun)

  1. A hard, flat surface, such as a road or sidewalk, used for travel.
  2. The material used to create such a surface, typically concrete or asphalt.
  3. The act of covering a surface with a hard, flat layer of material.

Origin:

From middle english pavement, paviment, from old french pavement, paviment, from latin pavimentum (a hard floor, pavement).

Examples:

  1. The pavement was slick from the rain.
  2. The new pavement was smooth and easy to drive on.
  3. The city decided to redo the pavement on Main Street.
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