pavement
pa·ve·ment
noun
1.
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
Origin
From Middle English pament, from Anglo-Norman pavement and reinforced by Middle French pavement; both from Latin pavīmentum (“paved surface or floor”), from pavīre (“to beat, to ram, to tread down”). Morphologically pave + -ment.
Phrases
- bumpy pavement
- burn pavement
- desert pavement
- hit the pavement
- limestone pavement
- moving pavement
- nymph of the pavement
- pavement ant
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