a paved road, highway, etc.

a paved surface, ground covering, or floor.

a material used for paving.

Atlantic States and British . sidewalk. ?

pound the pavement

Informal . to walk the streets in order to accomplish something

If you're going to find work you'd better start pounding the pavement.

noun

asphalt , concrete , flagstone , road , sidewalk , tarnotes:pavement is from latin pavimentum \'trodden-down or beaten floor\'; pavement is a hard surface of which asphalt is one type