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minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·3 个月前We call them pavements in the UK and I kinda think sidewalk is more descriptive. You walk on the side of the road.
minus-squareBertuccio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-23 个月前In the US basically anything paved is pavement. Asphalt road: Pavement Concrete sidewalk: Pavement Giant parking lot: Pavement Gravel road: Believe it or not - paveme… well that one’s debatable.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 个月前I’d say gravel roads can be argued to be “paved” if it’s really fine gravel that has been properly packed down by repeated driving on it, to the point where it starts looking shiny and sort of like glazed clay
minus-squarehangonasecond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 个月前Down under, it’s usually footpath which I think is even more descriptive
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 个月前Footpath makes it sound like it goes through the woods or a field or something.
minus-squareHydraulicMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 个月前It can do. But your feet do work outside of woods and fields too.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前Footpath is also the more popular term in the UK IMO
We call them pavements in the UK and I kinda think sidewalk is more descriptive. You walk on the side of the road.
In the US basically anything paved is pavement.
Asphalt road: Pavement
Concrete sidewalk: Pavement
Giant parking lot: Pavement
Gravel road: Believe it or not - paveme… well that one’s debatable.
I’d say gravel roads can be argued to be “paved” if it’s really fine gravel that has been properly packed down by repeated driving on it, to the point where it starts looking shiny and sort of like glazed clay
Gravelment
Down under, it’s usually footpath which I think is even more descriptive
Footpath makes it sound like it goes through the woods or a field or something.
It can do. But your feet do work outside of woods and fields too.
Footpath is also the more popular term in the UK IMO
They needed more information.