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

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

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

A red flag because of a loose kerb interrupted proceedings for about 20 minutes, and limited the disadvantage that an engine problem could have inflicted on Piastri.

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