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noun
A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: paver block, paving block, paving stone, flagstone
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One who paves; one who lays pavement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A road paving machine, a machine to lay asphalt on roads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, road, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: paver finisher, asphalt finisher
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English pave Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English paver From pave + -er.
Across languages
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
