curbside
curbside adjective: adjacent to the curb.
Adjective
curbside (not comparable)
- Adjacent to the curb.
- Airlines now often limit curbside check-in to select passengers.
Noun
curbside (plural curbsides)
- A location next to the curb.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- kerbside
Synonyms of curbside
Forms of curbside
| plural | curbsides |
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Origin of curbside
From curb + -side.
Words formed from curbside
Questions about curbside
- What does curbside mean?
- Curbside means adjacent to the curb.
- What part of speech is curbside?
- Curbside can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near curbside in the dictionary
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