1. Material used to pave an area
   - pavement [Brit], paving material, sidewalk [N. Amer] 
2. The paved surface of a thoroughfare
   - pavement [Brit], sidewalk [N. Amer] 
3. The act of applying paving materials to an area
   - pavage

1. Cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
   "pave the roads in the village"

Derived forms: pavings

See also: pavage, pavement [Brit]

Type of: application, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], coat, coating, covering, paved surface, surface

Part of: footpath [Austral, NZ, Ireland], pavement [Brit], road, route, sidewalk [N. Amer], street

Encyclopedia: Pave

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