мостова́я

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
pavement, roadway, paved street
После дождя́ мостова́я ста́ла ско́льзкой.
After the rain the pavement became slippery.
The paved surface a street consists of, often cobblestone; the part used by vehicles, as opposed to the sidewalk (тротуар).
2.
(rare) road surface, paving, surfacingconstruction
На э́той у́лице уложи́ли асфальтовую мостову́ю.
An asphalt surfacing was laid on this street.
Technical: the load-bearing top layer of a road.

Examples

Дети играли на мостовой возле дома.
The children were playing in the street near the house.
Телега прогрохотала по каменной мостовой.
The cart rumbled along the cobblestone road.
Брусчатая мостовая блестела после дождя.
The cobblestones gleamed after the rain.
Дождь стучал по каменной мостовой всю ночь.
The rain drummed on the stone pavement all night.
Мы слышали громыхавшую по мостовой телегу.
We heard a cart clattering along the cobblestones.
Машина медленно ехала по старой мостовой.
The car was driving slowly along the old cobblestone street.
Лошадь зацокала копытами по мостовой.
The horse's hooves began clattering on the pavement.
Мы шли по булыжной мостовой старого города.
We walked along the cobblestone street in the old town.