paving

noun

pav·​ing ˈpā-viŋ How to pronounce paving (audio)

Examples of paving in a Sentence

The driveway was covered with concrete paving. They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.
Recent Examples on the Web Some critics have said the city could spend much of the new revenue on employee pay raises, not infrastructure projects and road paving. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024 The master plan incorporated a 10-acre green roof—the heart of a system of wetland gardens, porous paving, hedgerows and bioswales. William McDonough, Scientific American, 1 July 2017 Brawner Builders’ most recent contract, according to the database, with the Maryland Transportation Authority, which began Jan. 31, was to provide on-call highway and road paving services. Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024 In some cases, the ministry even paid for the paving of roads and the construction of buildings at settlements for which the Defense Ministry had issued demolition orders. Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for paving 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of paving was in the 15th century

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“Paving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paving. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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paving

noun
pav·​ing
ˈpā-viŋ

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