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

Matt said his tyre burst in High Street in Alfreton town centre, when he mounted a kerb to make room for a police car with its lights flashing.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

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 than also ran over the kerb, but the car snapped into a slide and he crashed out of the race.

From BBC • 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

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