different between sidewalk vs kerb

sidewalk

English

Etymology

From side +? walk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sa?dw??k/

Noun

sidewalk (plural sidewalks)

  1. (US) a footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (UK) or footpath (Australia, New Zealand)
  2. (US, by extension) any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road

Synonyms

  • (paved footpath): footpath, footway, platform, pavement

Descendants

  • ? Cebuano: saydwok

Translations

See also

  • roadway and verge

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kerb

English

Alternative forms

  • curb (US and Canada)

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /k?b/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??b/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)b
  • Homophone: curb

Noun

kerb (plural kerbs)

  1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.
  2. A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb.

Derived terms

  • kerb weight
  • kerby

Translations

Verb

kerb (third-person singular simple present kerbs, present participle kerbing, simple past and past participle kerbed)

  1. (Britain, transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.

Anagrams

  • Berk, berk, brek

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??b/

Noun

kerb f

  1. hatred

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