noun
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a paved surface; pavement
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material used for a pavement, such as paving stones, bricks, or asphalt
adjective
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of or for a paved surface or pavement
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preparatory, facilitating, enabling
paving legislation
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Etymology
Origin of paving
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at pave, -ing 1
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As late as mid-2022, more people said hard work mattered more in paving a path to financial success.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
"People deserve a smart city centre, and not only have we done the surfaces and the white lines, we've washed all the paving down, we're getting rid of the graffiti, we're listening to local businesses."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
At an impromptu press conference last week, US President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his helipad, his ballroom and his granite paving stones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nowadays, the Buffalo product stands on the other side of the street, paving the way for the next generation as one of the league’s older stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The bag smacks my soldier straight in the mustache, and he goes over backward onto the paving stones.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The team visually unified opposite sides of the street with pavings of red brick, which function as a visual bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Building works take up a chunk of the stone pavings, where a raging fire in March in the parking lot below has de-stabilized the elegant place.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2012
Almost five inches of additional layers including concrete, waterproofing and pavings sat between the slab and the surface that residents walked on, according to a 2020 engineer’s report.
From Washington Post
From early morning the cobbled pavings clattered beneath the feet of multitudes wending their way to St. Peter's Square.
From Time Magazine Archive
They turned through an archway leading into a quadrangular court, the pavings of which were worn into uneven surfaces.
From The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Katherine Stokes
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