Curbing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
  2. 2
    an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) wordnet
  3. 3
    The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb).
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of curb form-of, gerund, participle, present

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asphaltblacktopbrickcementcobblestoneconcrete

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"Sheep walk back to their shelter near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France, on March 28, 2020, during a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19."

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