kerb

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

bordure

bordure du trottoir

bord du trottoir

bordure de trottoir

bridons

bridant

Synonymes

curb

edge

rim

curb

curbing

margin

border

verge

kerb market

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɝb/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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