: something that suggests a pavement (as in flatness, hardness, and extent of surface)
Example Sentences
He stopped the car just off the pavement. The summer heat rose off the pavement.
Recent Examples on the WebFor the most part, the Hyundai is a comfortable commuter but was jittery over the rougher patches of pavement that dot Michigan's roads. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2022 Zzyzx Road, which leads to the California State University Desert Studies Center, is also still closed because of severe undercutting of the pavement, a news release said. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The pothole issue came to light this spring when the Seven Hills Service Department identified more than 40 sections of road -- roughly 6,000 square feet of pavement -- in need of repair. John Benson, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 Some days, journalists were at the scene, their television cameras set up on an out-of-sight patch of pavement, ready to roll when a mourner showed up. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 When the entire 50-mile stretch of pavement once again welcomes cars, buses and RVs, traffic jams are common. Brigid Mander, WSJ, 6 July 2022 But large chunks of pavement are now gone on this crucial tourist corridor, washed away in a vicious June storm that swelled the Gardner River and sent mud and rocks racing down hillsides.New York Times, 2 July 2022 But large chunks of pavement are now gone on this crucial tourist corridor, washed away in a vicious May storm that swelled the Gardner River and sent mud and rocks racing down hillsides. Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 The below video, taken by a NPS helicopter, shows the extent of road damage in a stretch between Mammoth Hot Springs and the North Entrance, with much of the pavement completely washed away following mudslides and flooding of the Gardner River. J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 14 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pavimentum, from pavire