kerb
[ kurb ]
/ kɜrb /
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noun, verb (used with object) British.
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British Dictionary definitions for kerb
kerb
US and Canadian curb
/ (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
verb
(tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb
Word Origin for kerb
C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curve
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