curb cut

noun

variants or curb ramp

plural curb cuts or curb ramps

1

: a ramp cut into a street curb to provide access (as for wheelchairs or strollers) between a sidewalk and the street

… and only 20 percent of our sidewalks have curb cuts. We are far behind ADA standards.

—Meredith Kurz

The project also calls for the replacement of curb ramps at crosswalks around the parking lot and across from it …

—Adrian Rodriguez

2

: a ramp cut into a street curb to provide vehicular access to a driveway or parking space

We'll spend months in the planning process focused on where the curb cuts for the driveway will be.

—Tom Clyde

Examples of curb cut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But curb cuts quickly became popular with people pushing strollers, bikers, and anyone else seeking an easier way into the street. — Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 9 July 2026

When cities introduced curb cuts – small ramps at intersections, originally designed for wheelchair users – cyclists, delivery workers and parents with strollers all benefited, too. — Sankar Sen, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Kashani said the company never enters a city without first engaging officials and, in some cases, sharing operational data with the city, such as maps of curb cuts and intersections requiring manual pedestrian crossing buttons. — Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026

Carl Hansen, Coco’s vice president of government relations, said the robots are continually navigating neighborhoods and keeping logs about obstructions, streets without curb cuts and other hazards to improve efficiency. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for curb cut

• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut
• hindgut
• midgut
• precut
• rebut