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noun pave·ment \ˈpāv-mənt\

: the hard surface of a road, driveway, etc.

Full Definition of PAVEMENT

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)

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Examples of PAVEMENT

1. He stopped the car just off the pavement.
2. The summer heat rose off the pavement.

Origin of PAVEMENT

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

First Known Use: 13th century