kerb

[ kurb ]

noun, verb (used with object)British.

curb (defs. 1, 15).

Words that may be confused with kerb

curb, kerb

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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

Origin of kerb

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

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