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How to pronounce “pavement

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Pronunciation guide for pavement

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of pavement with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Creating an Electric SnowboardBut when you're operating over pavement,
Definition summary
(now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground. [from 13th c.]

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How to pronounce pavement

Creating an Electric Snowboard

But when you're operating over pavement,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “pavement

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground. [from 13th c.]
  • (chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road. [from 18th c.]
  • (now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]
  • (now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
  • Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.

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