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   pavement

   /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a raised paved or asphalted path for pedestrians at the side of a road. British "he fell and hit his head on the pavement"
   • ▪ any paved area or surface: British "the pavements and columns of these ancient ruins provided the material for more recent structures"
   • ▪ the hard surface of a road or street. British
   • ▪ a horizontal expanse of bare rock or cemented fragments. British

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pavimentum ‘trodden down floor’, from pavire ‘beat, tread down’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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