curbside

adj, noun — 2 senses

curbside

adj

Etymology From curb + -side.

1

Adjacent to the curb.

  • Airlines now often limit curbside check-in to select passengers.
Derived terms
curbsider, curbside service

curbside

noun

Etymology From curb + -side.

1

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:

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