paving stone
3
2.8
- noun
:
piedra de pavimentación
- The pathway was beautifully lined with square paving stones that created a smooth surface.
- uneven paving stones
- cracked paving stones
- rough paving stones
She'd been beaten over the head with a paving stone.
- She'd been beaten over the head with a paving stone.
Examples
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The garden path was enhanced by decorative paving stones that added elegance to the landscape.
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The dust came to rest, filtering gently down through the air to settle upon the paving stones.
Fiction book (1993) -
Look what I found under a paving stone.
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Look, I fell... ...because of those paving stones.
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For a generous donation, you could put a veteran's name on a paving stone around the memorial.
Blog text (3) -
His footsteps sounded louder than he liked on patches of exposed paving stones.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Sierra bumped over paving stones to a halt.
Fiction book (1991) -
A strange smell of the sea, rotten fruit, and papers littering the paving stones of the narrow street.
Fiction book (1996) -
A kitchen with a cast-iron stove where you can get soup, and outside on the paving stones, three wooden tables with benches.
Fiction book (2001) -
We walked along the paving stones that formed the charming streets of the old town.
Synonyms
976
1.0
A hard natural rock used for building or a small piece of it
18
4.0
A small rounded stone used to pave old streets and squares
9
4.9
A flat thin piece of stone used to make a path or patio
5
7.7
A rounded stone used to pave old streets
2
3.6
A flat stone or concrete block used to make paths and patios
1
4.9
A stone that forms the edge of a sidewalk or road
1
9.9
A rectangular paving stone with a curved top used in old streets
A hard brick used for paving streets and floors
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'paving' (surface material for walking/driving) + 'stone' (rock), so the compound denotes a stone used for paving. This is a regular noun–noun composition common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Paving stone comes from the simple idea of a flat stone used for paving a path or road. Imagine laying flat stones side by side to make a hard, even surface, and you can see why paving stone means 'a flat piece of stone used to make a road, path, or floor'.