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CURBSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does curbstone mean?
• CURBSTONE (noun)
The noun CURBSTONE has 1 sense:
1. a paving stone forming part of a curb
Familiarity information: CURBSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A paving stone forming part of a curb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
curbstone; kerbstone
Hypernyms ("curbstone" is a kind of...):
paving stone (a stone used for paving)
Holonyms ("curbstone" is a part of...):
curb; curbing; kerb (an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter))
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