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Noun: pavement  peyvmunt
Usage: Brit (=sidewalk)
  1. Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
    - sidewalk [N. Amer], footpath [Austral, NZ, Ireland]
     
  2. Material used to pave an area
    - paving, paving material, sidewalk [N. Amer]
     
  3. The paved surface of a thoroughfare
    - paving, sidewalk [N. Amer]

Derived forms: pavements

See also: pave

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], paseo, paved surface, walk, walkway

Part of: road, route, street

Encyclopedia: Pavement