n. The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.
n. Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.
adj. Pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement.
n. A pavement.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The laying of floors, streets, etc., with pavement, Pavement.
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n. the act of applying paving materials to an area
n. the paved surface of a thoroughfare
n. material used to pave an area
Word Usage
"As Secofi's Luis de la Calle has said: "Nafta has been instrumental in paving the road for stronger economic growth and employment in the years ahead.""