paved surface

Other forms: paved surfaces

Definitions of paved surface

1. noun

   a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
   types:

   apron

   a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used

   pavement, paving

   the paved surface of a thoroughfare

   road surface

   the paved surface of a paved roadway

   runway

   a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

   skidpan

   a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them

   macadam, tarmac, tarmacadam

   a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

   taxi strip, taxiway

   a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport

   curbside

   the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb

   type of:

   horizontal surface, level

   a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line