Adjacent Words

Paving definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PA'VING, ppr. Flooring with stones or bricks.
PA'VING, n. Pavement; a floor of stones or bricks.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: material used to pave an area [syn: paving, pavement, paving material]
2: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: pavement, paving]
3: the act of applying paving materials to an area [syn: paving, pavage]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century pavement

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paving Pav"ing, n. 1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement. 2. A pavement.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Paving is flat blocks of stone or concrete covering an area. In the centre of the paving stood a statue. ...concrete paving. N-UNCOUNT: oft supp N