Paving stone

/pˈeɪvɪŋ stˈəʊn/

/pˈeɪvɪŋ stˈoʊn/

[noun]

Paving stone

[NOUN]

a type of flat stone that is used in groups to cover the ground or create a new path for people to walk on

Examples

1. Sometimes I stumbled over paving stones and almost fell over.

2. And I was standing on a paving stone that said Michael Palin spelled incorrectly.

3. The antifascists set up barricades across Cable Street using building materials, torn up paving stones, and an overturned truck.

4. The website reported that 26-year-old suspect Matthew Hughes used a paving stone to smash a kitchen window and then climbed inside Eminem's Detroit home.

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