curbside

noun

curb·​side ˈkərb-ˌsīd 

variants US curbside or British kerbside

plural curbsides

1

: the side of a street or other paved surface bordered by a curb (see curb entry 1 sense 1a)

parked on the curbside

—often used before another noun

curbside recycling

a ban on curbside parking

restaurants/stores that offer curbside pickup/delivery [=service in which purchased items are brought to customers who wait in their automobiles in a designated area near the establishment]

2

: sidewalk

stood waiting on the curbside

—sometimes used before another noun

a curbside café

Examples of curbside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trees growing right up to curbsides, and the feelings of a vast majority of residents hoping not to change much of anything on their two streets in Birmingham, which happen to lack sidewalks. —Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024

Crawford reminded council and those in attendance at the council meeting that Richmond Heights remains the only Cuyahoga County community that does not collect recyclables curbside. Waste Management currently picks up Richmond Heights garbage at curbsides. —cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing curbside

• curbside pickup/delivery