paving : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: paving	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for paving
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paving n material used to pave an area [syn: paving, pavement, paving material] the paved surface of a thoroughfare Synonym(s): pavement, paving the act of applying paving materials to an area Synonym(s): paving, pavage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pave \Pave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. [?] to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paving \Pav"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement. 2. A pavement.