kerbside

Pavement meets street

Kerbside is the British spelling of curbside—the edge of a road where the pavement meets the kerb.

It describes things positioned there or services conducted there: kerbside recycling collection, kerbside pickup.

American English uses curbside.

location

curb

Raised road margin

footpath · verge · edging · drainage · drop-off

collection

recycling

Reprocessing used materials

  • garbageDiscarded waste material
  • trashDiscarded worthless material
  • wasteUnwanted discarded material

refuse · pickup · bins · compostable · rubbish · disposal · sorting · bagged · bundled · mattress

parking

drop-off

Sudden decrease or edge

idling · double-parking · passenger · hailing · rideshare · valet · meter · clearway · delivery

dining

bistro

Informal small restaurant

chairs · umbrellas · awning · streetside · pedestrian · European · people-watching

Opposites
road position

kerbsidemedian

Central sorted value

central reservation · middle of the road · carriageway · offside · traffic island

proximity to road edge

kerbsideoff-road

Unpaved driving territory

indoor · inside · private property · set back

proximity to buildings

kerbsideoffside

Illegal forward position

driver's side · traffic lane · far side

Family

side, sidewalk, sideboard, curbing, kerb, curbside, uncurbed, curbstones, curbstone

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