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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)play

  Familiarity information: KERB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KERB (noun)


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:

curb; curbing; kerb

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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