pavement
/ˈpeɪvmənt/noun
उच्चारण पेव्मन्ट
फ़ुटपाथ, पैदल-पथ, पटरी
Core word
noun
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[C] British
a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on
फ़ुटपाथ, पैदल-पथ, पटरी
- Shopkeepers had put their goods out on the pavement.
- Keep to the pavement and don't walk on the road.
- Cars were parked on the pavement, so we had to walk in the road.
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- Pedestrians crowded the pavement outside the cinema.
- He tripped on a loose stone in the pavement.
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[U, C]
any area of flat stones on the ground
पत्थर बिछा फ़र्श
- a stone pavement around the temple
- Vendors spread their wares on the pavement outside the station.
- The pavement of the courtyard was warm under our bare feet.
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- Children drew with chalk on the pavement in the square.
- Rain made the stone pavement of the old fort slippery.
Synonyms paving
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[U] North American
the surface of a road
सड़क की सतह
- The car skidded on the wet pavement.
- The pavement was slippery after the rain, so the bus driver went slowly.
- The pavement was cracked and full of potholes after the floods.
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- Tyres grip the pavement better on dry days.
- Fresh pavement was laid on the highway last month.
◇Word family
pave verb
§Grammar and usage
British and American: pavement in British English means the path at the side of the road, which is called a sidewalk in American English.
British English में pavement का अर्थ सड़क के किनारे का पैदल रास्ता है, जिसे American English में sidewalk कहते हैं।