to pave a road with concrete

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• pave — [pāv] vt. paved, paving [ME paven < OFr paver < VL * pavare, for L pavire, to ram, beat < IE base * pēu , to strike, chop > Lith piauti, L putare, to cut] 1. to cover over the surface of (a road, etc.), as with concrete, asphalt, or… …   English World dictionary

• Road surface — A road in the process of being resurfaced Road surface (British English) or pavement (American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past… …   Wikipedia

• pave — /payv/, v.t., paved, paving. 1. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface. 2. pave the way to or for, to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up… …   Universalium

• pave — [[t]peɪv[/t]] v. t. paved, pav•ing bui to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface • pave the way for Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < MF paver < VL *pavāre, for L pavīre to …   From formal English to slang

• pave — [peıv] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: paver, from Latin pavire to hit, press down with the foot ] 1.) to cover a path, road, area etc with a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or ↑concrete pave with ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pave — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to cover a path, road, area etc with a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or concrete: The road was only paved last year. | a paved courtyard 2 pave the way for to make a later event or development… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pave — [[t]pe͟ɪv[/t]] paves, paving, paved 1) VERB: usu passive If a road or an area of ground has been paved, it has been covered with flat blocks of stone or concrete, so that it is suitable for walking or driving on. [be V ed] The avenue had never… …   English dictionary

• pave — /peɪv / (say payv) verb (t) (paved, paving) 1. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with stones, bricks, tiles, wood, concrete, etc., so as to make a firm, level surface. 2. to prepare (the way) for. 3. to mark (a text) with a translation or… …  

• pave — verb /peɪv/ a) To cover something with paving slabs b) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other covering to make a road for vehicles …   Wiktionary

• pav´er — pave «payv», transitive verb, paved, pav|ing. 1. to cover (a street, sidewalk, or driveway) with a pavement: »to pave a road with concrete. 2. Figurative. to overlay as if with a pavement; cover in a mass or compactly. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

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