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  • 41hit the pavement — v. begin walking …

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  • 42Pavement (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Pavement Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Stockton, California, USA Genre = Indie rock Lo Fi Noise Pop (early) Years active = 1989–1999 Label = Drag City, Matador, Big Cat …

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  • 43pavement classification number — A number expressing the bearing strength of a pavement for unrestricted operation (ICAO). PCNs are calculated in terms of a standard single wheel load. The values of PCNs for runways and other operating areas are published in relevant aerodrome… …

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  • 44pavement — pavemental /payv men tl/, adj. /payv meuhnt/, n. 1. a paved road, highway, etc. 2. a paved surface, ground covering, or floor. 3. a material used for paving. 4. Atlantic States and Brit. sidewalk. 5. pound the pavement, Informal. to walk the… …

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  • 45The Thirteen Problems — infobox Book | name = The Thirteen Problems title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… …

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  • 46Pavement ant — Taxobox name = Pavement ant image width = 200px image caption = A small pavement ant, magnified 60×. The spine on the back and the two nodes on the petiole are visible in the bottom right corner. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis =… …

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  • 47pavement — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑sidewalk ADJECTIVE ▪ wide ▪ narrow ▪ hard ▪ She had sore feet from walking on hard pavements all day. ▪ broken …

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  • 48pavement artist — noun someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers by will give them money) • Hypernyms: ↑draftsman, ↑drawer * * * noun : sidewalk artist * * * Chiefly Brit. See sidewalk artist. [1895 1900] * * * …

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  • 49pavement — n. paved surface 1) to tear up the pavement (in order to lay pipes) 2) the pavement buckles 3) (misc.) to pound the pavement ( to walk about aimlessly or with determination ) USAGE NOTE: In BE, pavement also means sidewalk . * * * [ peɪvmənt] the …

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  • 50pavement */*/ — UK [ˈpeɪvmənt] / US noun Word forms pavement : singular pavement plural pavements Differences between British and American English: pavement: In the UK, a pavement is the hard raised level surface at the side of a road that people can walk on: I… …

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