CEFR A2

pavement

noun

Regional English: BrE pavement (United Kingdom) context: pedestrian path equivalent: sidewalk Pavement is the usual British word for the paved path beside a road.; AmE pavement (United States) context: road surface equivalent: road surface In American English, pavement usually means the hard road or ground surface, not the pedestrian path.

Meaning

A paved surface for walking on, typically beside a road.

Examples

  • Please walk on the pavement and not in the street.
  • The children rode their scooters on the pavement.