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

Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri crashed on his way to the grid of his home race, losing control over a kerb and getting a spike of unexpected power to spin into the wall.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"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

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

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