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

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Could Kerr - trapped in the pack, pinned to the kerb - deal with that?

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Under the Traffic Management Act 2004, councils can usually ticket vehicles parked adjacent to a dropped kerb.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

But with no dropped kerb, there is very limited legal protection.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

A night out may begin on Chinatown's neon-lit 19th Street, where beer bars spill onto the kerb.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

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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