Main Entry:

pave·ment

Pronunciation:

\ˈpāv-mənt\

Function:

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 bchiefly British : sidewalk 2: the material with which something is paved3: something that suggests a pavement (as in flatness, hardness, and extent of surface)