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pavement
has definitions from the field of transportation
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[ noun ] (transportation) the paved surface of a thoroughfare
Synonyms Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Sizzling temperatures and hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet . Related terms paved_surface curbside road street sidewalk paving_stone pave |
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[ noun ] material used to pave an area
Synonyms Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)I learned , for_example , that he made a practice of yapping at dogs he encountered and , in winter , of sprinkling salt on the icy pavement to scarify their feet . Related terms |
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[ noun ] walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
Synonyms Used in print (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)He did not bother with his radio - there would be time for that later - but as he scrambled out on the pavement he saw the filling_station and the public telephone_booth and knew instantly how he had been summoned . |
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