kerb
noun /kɜːb/
/kɜːrb/
(British English) (North American English curb)
- the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone
enlarge image- The bus mounted the kerb (= went onto the pavement) and hit a tree.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- He stepped off the kerb without looking and was hit by a bike.
- I parked at the kerb and waited.
- The car pulled away from the kerb.
- They stood on the kerb waiting to cross the road.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dropped
- pull away from
- pull in to
- pull over to
- …
- at the kerb
- on the kerb
Word Originmid 17th cent. (denoting a raised border or frame): variant of curb.
