curbside

British, kerb·side

[kurb-sahyd]

noun

1. a side of a pavement or street bordered by a curb.

adjective

1. being adjacent to a curb.

   The car's curbside door is stuck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of curbside¹

First recorded in 1945–50; curb + side ¹

Example Sentences

And the boys were engaged in fishing a bit of string out of a curbside puddle with a stick.

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The new San José service will include curbside pickup and drop-off at San José Mineta International Airport.

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Voters with disabilities have additional options, including remote accessible vote-by-mail and curbside voting.

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Figuring out what should go into your curbside waste bins is hardly straightforward.

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Pandemic-era habits like curbside pickup and online shopping have stuck around — and for some, a new habit of simply buying less.

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