kerb

Pavement's raised edge

Kerb is the British spelling of curb—the raised edge of a pavement or sidewalk that borders the roadway: She tripped on the kerb.

In American English, curb serves for both the concrete edge and the verb meaning to restrain, while British English distinguishes kerb (the edge) from curb (to restrain).

roadside

pavement

Hard road covering

edging · street · roadside · walkway · concrete · asphalt · granite · tarmac · drainage · verge

pedestrian

crosswalk

Marked street-crossing zone

pedestrian · footpath · step-down · mounting · dismounting · pram · mobility · stumble

boundary

edge

Boundary or sharpness

demarcation · limit · threshold · rim · brink · outline · divider · separation · delineation · barrier

construction

stonework

Construction using rock

jointing · alignment · levelling · grading · formwork · moulding · precast · specification · installation · repair

types

flush

Same suit, five cards

extruded · bullnose · splayed · quadrant · radius · channel · combined · integral

Categories
Opposites
road surface zones

kerbcarriageway

Vehicle portion of road

roadway · street · pavement · tarmac · asphalt

EDGE vs CENTER

kerbcentre

Equidistant from all sides

middle · interior · core

elevation/boundary function

kerbgutter

Edge channel for runoff

drain · channel

Phrases
Family

kerbs, kerbing, kerbstones

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G