Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: ROADS

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: curb

kerb

 noun
     
kerb British English; curb American English [countable]
TTR the edge of the pavement (=raised path) at the side of a road:
His car mounted the kerb and ploughed into a bus queue.
Definition of kerb from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic ROADS
Word of the Day
The ROADS
Word of the Day is:
taxi rank

Other related topics