B2nounurbantransport
US/ˈpeɪv.mənt/
UK/ˈpeɪv.mənt/
UK: the path beside a road for people to walk on; US: the hard surface of a road
In context
In Hanoi, motorbikes are often parked on the pavement, so people walk in the road.
We sat on tiny plastic stools on the pavement and ate bun cha.
The heat rose from the pavement as we waited for the bus in July.
Words that go with pavement
noun + preposition
- on the pavementPlease don't ride your bike on the pavement.
noun + noun
- pavement caféWe had coffee at a pavement café near the lake.
adjective + noun
- wet pavementBe careful; the wet pavement is slippery.
- crowded pavementStreet food sellers fill the crowded pavement at night.
- cracked pavementShe tripped on a piece of cracked pavement.