kerb

American  

[kurb] / kɜrb /

noun

British.

1. curb.

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kerb British  

/ kɜːb /

noun

1. a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above the level of the road

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verb

1. (tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb

Etymology

Origin of kerb

C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see _curve

Example Sentences

The Briton ran across the kerb at Turn Three on lap six and pulled some water from a puddle on to the track.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Norris takes a nine-point lead into Sunday's main race with Piastri spinning on lap six after clipping a wet kerb at an overcast and damp Interlagos.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Once on the kerb, he could not brake as effectively as cars on the track, so he locked up and went straight on across the grass.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Williams' Carlos Sainz, whose car dislodged the rubber under the Turn 16 kerb, was eighth fastest, ahead of the two Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

It had a high kerb by which troop-leaders could guide themselves in black night or fog, and it was banked up some feet above the level of the open land.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien