kerb

American

[kurb] / kɜrb /

noun

British.

curb.

kerb British

/ kɜːb /

noun

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

(tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb

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Etymology

Origin of kerb

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

Example Sentences

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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

Piastri's crash came as he hooked his inside wheel over the kerb at Turn Three, which immediately pitched his car into a spin and into the barriers.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

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

The delay was caused when a strip of rubber came loose underneath the kerb at Turn 16, the last corner on to the long pit straight.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

The outer door could only be reached by a slender bridge of stone, without kerb or rail, that spanned the chasm with one curving spring of fifty feet.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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