kerbstone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kûrb′stōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kerb•stone  (kûrb′stōn′),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. Civil Engineering, British Termscurbstone.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kerbstone, curbstone / ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn/
  1. one of a series of stones that form a kerb
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
curb•stone  (kûrb′stōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringone of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
Also,[Brit.,] kerbstone. 
  • curb + stone 1785–95

'kerbstone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
curb - curbstone

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