paving

noun

pav·​ing ˈpā-viŋ How to pronounce paving (audio)

Examples of paving in a Sentence

The driveway was covered with concrete paving. They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.
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The professional groundwork and paving company is headquartered in Bristol and provides highway maintenance, small and medium-sized vehicle projects, residential paving, and drainage across southwest England. Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 He's proposed replacing state dinner tents with a $100 million Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom at the White House and even redesigning the Rose Garden with stone paving. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 The money would go to high-impact paving, a process that involves surface repairs to extend the life of a road by about 10 to 15 years. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025 In one instance, funds earmarked for street paving, over $344,000, were transferred from the street paving construction account to the general fund to pay a bond payment on City Hall, Murphy said. Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 8 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for paving

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of paving was in the 15th century

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“Paving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paving. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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paving

noun
pav·​ing
ˈpā-viŋ

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