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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After the road opens one way Wednesday afternoon, with flaggers to allow traffic to intermittently travel both directions, the one-way conditions are likely to remain for another few days while the paving is finished, shoulders are built, and the road is striped, Hooker said. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 Final paving of the Munster station’s parking lot will occur in the spring when the weather warms up. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025 Milling has already occurred earlier this week, and paving is set to start Friday, with work continuing through the weekend, the holiday and, hopefully, end on Wednesday, the city said. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2024 Bauman offered an amendment that would have diverted the funding to street reconstruction and paving projects, and a city fund that helps first-time homebuyers with down payments. Dimitrijevic, whose district includes the dock site, supported the dock funding. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for paving

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Apr. 2025.

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paving

noun
pav·​ing
ˈpā-viŋ

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