kerb

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones.
2. A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb.
3. Alternative form of curb (“raised margin along the edge of a well, etc.”)

Verb

1. To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
2. To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating.

Konzepte

Bordstein

Randstein

Steinrand

Umrandung

Schrammbord

Bordsteinkante

Bordkante

Drosselung

Kantenstein

Synonyme

curb

edge

rim

curb

curbing

margin

border

verge

kerb market

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/kɝb/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.