paving

[US]/'peɪvɪŋ/
[UK]/'pevɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a road or path with a surface made of blocks of stone

Phrases & Collocations

paving the road

paving stones

paving driveway

asphalt paving

paving stone

Example Sentences

heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle.

a coping stone; a paving stone.

I accidentally scuffed the heel of one shoe on a paving stone.

The window, tattooed with grape-shot, had lost glass and frame and was nothing now but a shapeless hole, tumultuously blocked with paving-stones.

The paving process of asphalt paver and the action between mixture and screed are analyzed in order to solve the problems in kinematics model of screeding unit.

Real-world Examples

The key findings on chest CT include ground glass opacities, consolidations, and crazy paving.

Source: Osmosis - COVID-19 Prevention

They saw what appeared to be paving stones and the bases of columns in the blue water.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2016

A. They're paving the road ahead.

Source: TOEIC Listening Practice Test Bank

Li Na is paving the way for tennis in China.

Source: CNN Celebrity Interview

He gesticulates at the paving stones.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

He bought paving bricks from Freetown for a children's play area.

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

The appearance is similar to irregularly-shaped stones used to pave a street, hence the name " crazy paving."

Source: Osmosis - COVID-19 Prevention

It doesn't fit at all with the gray cement and right-angled garden paving stones.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

France isn’t the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solar panels.

Source: New types of questions for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

Spidey was quickly given his own series, paving the way for another wave of Marvel heroes.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

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