n.
- Brit. a raised paved or asphalted path for pedestrians at the side of a road.
- N. Amer. the hard surface of a road or street.
- Geology a horizontal expanse of bare rock with cracks or joints:
a limestone pavement.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. pavimentum ‘trodden down floor’, from pavire ‘beat, tread down’.