pavimento

Definitions of pavimento
  1. noun
    the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
    synonyms: piso, suelo
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    types:
    bailadero, pista, pista de baile
    a bare floor polished for dancing
    tabla del suelo
    the floor of an automobile
  2. noun
    the paved surface of a thoroughfare
  3. noun
    a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
    synonyms: calzada
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    types:
    carril
    one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
    type of:
    carretera, estrada, vía
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
  4. noun
    the paved surface of a paved roadway
    synonyms: afirmado, firme
  5. noun
    material used to pave an area
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    asfalto
    mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
    cemento, hormigón
    a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
    macadán
    broken stone used in macadamized roadways
    alquitrán
    a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
    cemento
    concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
    cemento armado, hormigón armado
    concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses
    type of:
    artefacto
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  6. noun
    building material used in laying floors
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    type of:
    material de construcción
    material used for constructing buildings
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