Definition of Paving stone

1. Noun. A stone used for paving.

Specialized synonyms: Cobble, Cobblestone, Sett, Curbstone, Kerbstone, Flag, Flagstone
Substance meronyms: Pavement, Paving
Generic synonyms: Stone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paving Stone

pavidity
paviiv
pavilion
pavilioned
pavilioning
pavilionlike
pavilions
pavillion
pavillions
pavillon
pavillons
pavin
paving
paving machine
paving material
paving stone (current term)
pavings
pavins
pavior
paviors
paviour
paviours
pavis
pavisade
pavisades
pavise
paviser
pavisers
pavises
pavisor

Literary usage of Paving stone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Agriculture and Prices in England: From the Year After the by James Edwin Thorold Rogers, Arthur George Liddon Rogers (1887)
"In 1655 paving-stone is 'is. a. ton, and in 1659 freestone is nearly u. i\d. the foot. In 1661 squared stone is 2oj. a ton, and Ketton stone still dearer. ..."

2. Specifications for Street Roadway Pavements: With Instructions to Inspectors by Samuel Whinery (1913)
"FOUNDATION OF OLD paving stone 39. Foundations made of old stone paving blocks shall be constructed as follows: Upon the sub-grade prepared as specified in ..."

3. Specifications for Street Roadway Pavements: With Instructions to Inspectors by Samuel Whinery (1913)
"FOUNDATION OF OLD paving stone 39. Foundations made of old stone paving blocks shall be constructed as follows: Upon the sub-grade prepared as specified in ..."

4. The Construction of Roads and Streets by Henry Law, Daniel Kinnear Clark, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler (1901)
"Adamant paving stone.—Indurated Slab Paving. ... Clinker paving stone.—Metallic Lava.—Chemical Process.—Victoria Stone. —Ransome's Stone. — Imperial Stone. ..."

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