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curb cut

American  

noun

  1. a small ramp or slope from a sidewalk to a roadway to ease passage for people in wheelchairs, bicyclists, etc.


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Upset, she asked the Stoney’s employee to come with her to the nearest curb cut so that they could escort her on the street through traffic — they apologetically agreed.

From Washington Post Jul. 13, 2021

In 1972, Berkeley, California, installed its first official curb cut.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2018

How and where we walk is a function of curb design—where is the curb cut, where are the parked cars, where are the trees?

From Slate Jul. 19, 2018

On Google Maps, a 2012 street view image shows a huge tree sitting between the curb cut outs.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2017

Among the first to arrive most mornings is a young Chinese woman, her hand curled into a hitch on the front bar of the cart as she steers it toward a curb cut.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2011

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