curb cut
curb cut noun: a small ramp cut into a curb to allow wheelchairs, baby carriages, bicycles, etc. to more easily enter or leave a sidewalk.
Noun
curb cut (plural curb cuts)
- A small ramp cut into a curb to allow wheelchairs, baby carriages, bicycles, etc. to more easily enter or leave a sidewalk.
- Although currently mandated by accessibility related laws, curb cuts benefit not only wheelchair users, but also mothers with baby carriages, older adults with canes, and small children who have not learned to climb steps yet.2004, Rosangela K. Boyd, Bonnie Moulton, “Universal design for online education: Access for all”, in Dominique Monolescu, Catherine Schifter, Linda Greenwood, editors, The Distance Education...
- Synonyms:
- curb ramp, dropped kerb, kerb ramp, pram ramp
- A lowered area of curb to allow vehicles to access driveways or approaches, a drop kerb.
- Curb cuts or beginning of approaches shall not be nearer the intersection than the extension of the property line between 20 ft and 12 ft controls.1959, American Petroleum Institute, Model Ordinance Regulating Curb Cuts and Approaches to Service Stations
Synonyms of curb cut
Forms of curb cut
| plural | curb cuts |
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Origin of curb cut
From curb + cut. Attested since the 1920s in the “vehicle access” sense.
Words formed from curb cut
Questions about curb cut
- What does curb cut mean?
- Curb cut means a small ramp cut into a curb to allow wheelchairs, baby carriages, bicycles, etc. to more easily enter or leave a sidewalk.
- What part of speech is curb cut?
- Curb cut is a noun.
- What is the plural of curb cut?
- The plural of curb cut is curb cuts.
Words near curb cut in the dictionary
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