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KERB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kerb mean?
• KERB (noun)
The noun KERB has 1 sense:
1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
Familiarity information: KERB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("kerb" is a kind of...):
edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)
Meronyms (parts of "kerb"):
curbstone; kerbstone (a paving stone forming part of a curb)
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