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 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)