paving stone
Flat garden block
A paving stone is a flat piece of stone, concrete, or brick used to cover walkways, patios, or driveways.
Unlike poured concrete, paving stones are individual units laid in patterns: The garden path was lined with irregular paving stones.
Also called a paver.
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
bluestone · quartzite · marble · travertine · porphyry · fieldstone · sett · brick
Path for foot traffic
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- patioPaved outdoor living space
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- plazaPublic open square
promenade · footpath · garden path · driveway · terrace · esplanade · lane · alley
Putting down horizontally
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- jointingCreating flush edges
- groutingFilling tile joints
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
sand · leveling · compacting · interlocking · pattern · herringbone · basketweave · stretcher
Able to withstand use
weather-resistant · non-slip · textured · smooth · rough · porous · impermeable · frost-resistant
Empire's engineered highway
- cobbled streetRoad of rounded stones
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- ancientVery old indeed
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
horse-drawn · Victorian · Georgian · colonial · heritage · restoration · archaeological · preservation
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
slate · bluestone · quartzite · marble · travertine · porphyry · fieldstone · sett · brick · concrete
walkway
Path for foot traffic
plaza · promenade · footpath · garden path · driveway · terrace · esplanade · lane · alley · threshold
laying
Putting down horizontally
mortar · sand · leveling · compacting · interlocking · pattern · herringbone · basketweave · stretcher · edging
durable
Able to withstand use
heavy · weather-resistant · non-slip · textured · smooth · rough · porous · impermeable · frost-resistant · load-bearing
Roman road
Empire's engineered highway
- cobbled streetRoad of rounded stones
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- ancientVery old indeed
carriage · horse-drawn · Victorian · Georgian · colonial · heritage · restoration · archaeological · preservation · traditional
- stone industryquarry, quarries, quarrying, slabs, slab
- stonesboulder, pebble, cobble, slab, fieldstone
- squaresperfect square, grid square, magic square, square number, center square
- quarryingquarry, quarryman, quarry worker, quarrying, rock face
- stonemasonryashlar, fieldstone, keystone, mortar, quoin
- sandstonesbrownstone, freestone, greensand, gritstone, bluestone
paving stonegravel
Loose small rock fragments
loose gravel · poured concrete · asphalt · crushed stone · pea gravel
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