kerbs
Pavement's raised boundaries
Kerbs is the British spelling of curbs—the raised edges along streets that separate roadway from sidewalk.
The car mounted the kerbs and struck a pedestrian.
The spelling applies to both the noun and verb forms in British English.
Edge channel for runoff
- pavementHard road covering
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- streetPublic urban roadway
- edgingDecorative border material
drainage · road · carriageway · footpath · tarmac · asphalt · verge · channel
Decorative border material
- borderOuter edge or limit
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- concreteSolid building mixture
- precastShaped before placement
granite · installation · laying · drainage · channel · height · drop · flush
Decorative border material
- borderOuter edge or limit
- gardenCultivated plant area
- lawnTended yard grass
- flowerbedSoil area for ornamentals
pathway · decorative · stone · brick · concrete · driveway · patio · retaining
Let fall downward
- rampSloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
mobility · slope · gradient · flush · tactile · paving · access · disability
Limit on action
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- controlAuthority to direct
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- restraintControl over impulses
containment · curbing · brake · check · constraint · boundary · cap · ceiling
gutter
Edge channel for runoff
edging · drainage · road · carriageway · footpath · tarmac · asphalt · verge · channel · dropoff
edging
Decorative border material
precast · granite · installation · laying · drainage · channel · height · drop · flush · raised
edging
Decorative border material
flowerbed · pathway · decorative · stone · brick · concrete · driveway · patio · retaining · boundary
dropped
Let fall downward
- rampSloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
pedestrian · mobility · slope · gradient · flush · tactile · paving · access · disability · rollover
restriction
Limit on action
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- controlAuthority to direct
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
restraint · containment · curbing · brake · check · constraint · boundary · cap · ceiling · threshold
- curb types
- racetrackpit lane, starting line, starting gate, finish line, starting grid
- racetrack elementspit lanes, pits, grandstands, safety barriers, barriers
- walkwayswalkway, walkways, path, paths, pathway
- urban designcity planning, streetscape design, urban design, streetscapes, pedestrian zones
kerbscarriageway
Vehicle portion of road
roadway · road surface · tarmac · asphalt · street
- kerb appealExterior visual attractiveness
- kick to the kerbReject and abandon someone
- drop kerbLowered curb for access