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/pay"ving/, n.1. a pavement.2. material for paving.3. the laying of a pavement.[1400-50; late ME; see PAVE, -ING1]
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Paving — Pav ing, n. 1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement. [1913 Webster] 2. A pavement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paving — [pā′viŋ] n. 1. a pavement 2. material for a pavement … English World dictionary
paving — [[t]pe͟ɪvɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft supp N Paving is flat blocks of stone or concrete covering an area. In the centre of the paving stood a statue. ...concrete paving … English dictionary
paving — noun 1. the act of applying paving materials to an area • Syn: ↑pavage • Derivationally related forms: ↑pave • Hypernyms: ↑application, ↑coating, ↑covering 2. the paved surface of a thorou … Useful english dictionary
paving — pav|ing [ˈpeıvıŋ] n 1.) [U] material used to form a hard level surface on a path, road, area etc ▪ brick paving 2.) [U] an area covered in a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or ↑concrete 3.) a paving stone … Dictionary of contemporary English
paving — /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ (say payving) noun 1. the act or technique of paving. 2. a pavement. 3. material for paving. –adjective 4. of or relating to a pavement …
Paving — Pave Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paving — noun Paving is used before these nouns: ↑slab, ↑stone … Collocations dictionary
paving — noun 1 (U) material used to form a hard, level surface on a path, road, area etc 2 (U) any kind of paved pave surface 3 (C) a paving stone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paving — UK [ˈpeɪvɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) bricks, blocks of stone, or concrete used for covering an area of ground 2) an area of ground covered with a hard surface, especially one in which bricks or blocks of stone form a pattern See: crazy paving … English dictionary
