The difference between Pavement and Paving

When used as nouns, pavement means any paved floor, whereas paving means the hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.


Paving is also adjective with the meaning: pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pavement and Paving

  1. Pavement as a noun:

    Any paved floor.

  2. Pavement as a noun (chiefly, British):

    A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.

  3. Pavement as a noun (US):

    Any paved exterior surface, as of a road or sidewalk.

  4. Pavement as a noun:

    The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.

  1. Paving as a verb:

  1. Paving as a noun:

    The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.

  2. Paving as a noun:

    Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.

  1. Paving as an adjective:

    Pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.

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