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Etymology

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From curb +‎ -side.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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curbside (not comparable)

  1. Adjacent to the curb.
    Airlines now often limit curbside check-in to select passengers.

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Noun

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curbside (plural curbsides)

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

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