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

"We had to come up on to the kerb and in doing so clearly the tyre wall had already been compromised and it exploded on us."

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

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

Hamilton's incident came at Turn Three, where he clipped the inside kerb after misjudging his turn-in.

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