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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We call them pavements in the UK and I kinda think sidewalk is more descriptive. You walk on the side of the road.

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[–] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Down under, it's usually footpath which I think is even more descriptive

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Footpath makes it sound like it goes through the woods or a field or something.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It can do. But your feet do work outside of woods and fields too.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder 2 points 1 month ago

Footpath is also the more popular term in the UK IMO