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What (who) is kerb - definition
EDGE WHERE A SIDEWALK MEETS A ROAD
Kerb (road); Curbs; Kerbs; Curbstone; Curb stone; Curb (road); Kerb; Road kerb
![Curbs at the [[Suzuka International Racing Course]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Adrian Sutil 2009 Japan 1st Free Practice.jpg?width=200 "Curbs at the [[Suzuka International Racing Course]]")
![gutter]], [[storm drain]], and an [[accessibility]] ramp between roadway and pedestrian sidewalk](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curb gutter storm drain.JPG?width=200 "gutter]], [[storm drain]], and an [[accessibility]] ramp between roadway and pedestrian sidewalk")
![slip casts]] a concrete curb with integral gutter](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curb pour for Poinciana Parkway.jpg?width=200 "slip casts]] a concrete curb with integral gutter")
.jpg?width=200 "Blue curb marking")
![Pedestrian area separated from [[carriageway]] by six [[bollard]]s in front of the [[East India House]] in [[London]], 1766](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/E India House.jpg?width=200 "Pedestrian area separated from [[carriageway]] by six [[bollard]]s in front of the [[East India House]] in [[London]], 1766")
![transit vehicles]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/High curb level streetcar boarding (8712580004).jpg?width=200 "transit vehicles]]")
![Old sidewalk with granite curb in [[Kutná Hora]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kutná hora cobblestones3.jpg?width=200 "Old sidewalk with granite curb in [[Kutná Hora]]")
![A curb with the street name on the sidewalk in [[New Orleans]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/UptownMagazineTileGutterWoodBricks.jpg?width=200 "A curb with the street name on the sidewalk in [[New Orleans]]")
![Modern use of stone curbs, [[cobblestone]], and planters as [[bollard]]s to separate vehicles from pedestrians in [[Warsaw]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Warszawa - Warsaw - Varsovie - Warschau - Varsovia - Varsó - Варшава - panoramio (4).jpg?width=200 "Modern use of stone curbs, [[cobblestone]], and planters as [[bollard]]s to separate vehicles from pedestrians in [[Warsaw]]")
kerb
(kerbs)
Note: in AM, use 'curb'
The kerb is the raised edge of a pavement or sidewalk which separates it from the road.
Stewart stepped off the kerb.
N-COUNT: usu the N
Kerb
·noun ·see Curb.
kerb
(US curb)
¦ noun a stone edging to a pavement or raised path.
Origin
C17 (denoting a raised border or frame): var. of curb.
Wikipedia
Curb
A curb (North American English), or kerb (Commonwealth English except Canada; see spelling differences), is the edge where a raised sidewalk or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway.
Examples of use of kerb
1. "We will take a zero tolerance approach to kerb crawling.
2. We will take a zero tolerance approach to kerb crawling.
3. Last year, there were 1,833 prosecutions for kerb–crawling.
4. The Segway swerves to the right, mounting the kerb.
5. His head was towards the centre of the road and his feet towards the kerb.