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paved surface

paved surface

1 1.6
A flat area covered with hard material like concrete or stones
  • noun
  • /peɪvd ˈsɜrfɪs/
translation icon : superficie pavimentada
  • The construction crew worked hard to create a paved surface that would last for many years.

The heat island effect of cities is is more from hardscape, paved surfaces.

Examples

  • It is best to stay on paved surfaces (streets and sidewalks) as they typically hold less radiation than vegetation.

    Blog text (22)

  • The pickup swerved back onto the paved surface, almost throwing Jack off.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • From an operational standpoint, there is general consensus that having a paved surface is the best option for compost facilities.

    Academic text (1996)

  • If composters had a genie that could grant them three wishes, most likely having a site with a paved surface would be one of them.

    Academic text (1996)

  • When this vegetation is replaced by conventional lawns and paved surfaces, ecological processes are disturbed.

    Blog text (11)

  • The road network in Ireland covered 9,000 miles of well-paved surfaces; this compared most unfavorably with the extensive rail and canal networks.

    Blog text (5)

  • Air temperatures measured at airports may not represent the temperatures of surrounding rural areas because of extensive paved surfaces, buildings, lack of tall vegetation, and flow of traffic.

    Blog text (30)

  • Much of the increase has resulted from upgrading: from non-surfaced roads to roads that are soil-surfaced, gravel, and stone, and from the latter to concrete or other hard-paved surfaces.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The road was smooth and easy to drive on, thanks to the newly laid paved surface.

  • During the summer, the children love to ride their bikes on the paved surface of the park paths.

Synonyms

pavement
vspaved surface
47 1.0

A hard road surface used by cars

is any flat pathway covered with hard material not limited to streets
paving
vspaved surface
1 2.2

A hard surface, like a road, made for people and vehicles to move on

is the finished flat area covered by those materials rather than the material

Antonyms

dirt
2.4

A road that has no pavement and is made of soil and small stones

How Smooth

asphalt
56 3.9
paved surface
1 1.6
dirt track
4 3.7
gravel
99 1.4

Surface Forms

paved surface singular
paved surfaces plural

Morphology

paved + surface

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'paved' (made firm or covered with paving material) with 'surface' (the exposed top layer), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer an area covered with paving. The adjective+noun composition follows regular English patterns and has clear equivalents in other languages, making the phrase immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

The compound noun paved surface comes from the simple image of a path or area covered with hard material like stones or concrete so it is smooth and firm. It joins paved, meaning covered with paving, and surface, meaning a flat area to walk or drive on, so paved surface means 'a flat area covered with paving material'.