noun

• (now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
• (chiefly British, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Baltimore) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
• (now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
• (now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
• (architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.