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curbside en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English curb Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English curbside From curb + -side.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Adjacent to the curb.
   • Airlines now often limit curbside check-in to select passengers.

Deriveds

curbside service · curbsider

curbside en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English curb Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English curbside From curb + -side.

Meanings

1. A location next to the curb.
   • He parked behind her, then approached Bland's Hyundai slowly along the curbside, leaning in to speak to her through the open passenger window. 2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers, page 313:
   • The City Council unanimously passed a bill yesterday that would sharply increase fines for people who steal recyclable material from curbsides […]. 2007 September 26, Ray Rivera, “City Council Increases Fines for Theft of Recyclable Trash”, in New York Times:

Forms

Synonyms

kerbside