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pavement
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
pavement
(noun)
café
(noun)
hit
(verb)
pound
(verb)
pavement
/
ˈ
peɪvmənt/
noun
plural
pavements
pavement
/
ˈ
peɪvmənt/
noun
plural
pavements
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAVEMENT
1
[
noncount
]
US
:
the hard surface of a road, driveway, etc.
He stopped the car just off the
pavement
.
The summer heat rose off the
pavement
.
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[
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]
British
:
sidewalk
hit the pavement
—
see
1
hit
pavement café
—
see
café
pound the pavement
—
see
4
pound
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