paving stone

noun

: a flat stone or brick used to make a hard surface to walk on outdoors

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In Ephesus, archaeologists found a Roman-era marble bathtub and a fragment of a male statue that had been reused as a paving stone. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 But like a paving stone above a cluster of mushrooms, the glaciers acted like a lid, preventing the volcanoes from growing too tall. Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026 At last, a few gleams of paving stone showed through the murk in the lane below. Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 The remains of a brothel sit opposite the library, and a nearby carving on a paving stone on Curetes Street is believed to be one of the world’s earliest advertisements. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paving stone

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“Paving stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paving%20stone. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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