noun

pavement

PAYVMNT

noun

A hard-surfaced path for pedestrians at the side of a road (British usage; "sidewalk" in American English).

"Watch out, there's ice on the pavement this morning."

Any paved surface, including a road surface itself.

"The truck skidded across the wet pavement."

How to Use Pavement

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe paved surface you walk or drive on.

UK vs US

In British English "pavement" means the footpath beside a road; Americans call that a "sidewalk" and use "pavement" for the road surface itself.

pavements plural

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From Latin pavimentum, "a beaten or paved surface," from pavire, "to beat or ram down" — the same root as "pave."

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