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paving stone

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noun

  1. a concrete or stone slab for paving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The addition of heavy landscape planters and thick paving stone on the pool deck in the 1990s further stressed the building, adding tons of uncalculated deadweight to the deficient slab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

A paving stone on Parliament Walk in Alloa also marks a visit by the former prince on the same day.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

And every relationship leap is a paving stone leading to its action-heavy finale, "Hegemony," and the U.S.S.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2023

“These are the units to measure the worth / Of this woman as a woman regardless of birth,” a paving stone underneath the sculpture reads.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2021

The front’s been ripped out and glassed over, the lawn is paving stone.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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