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 vehicles 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

Member perks like curbside pickup and delivery make shopping even easier. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025

The 155,000-square-foot store has a 7,000-square-foot in-store fulfillment center that was designed to better process curbside pickup and delivery orders, reported the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY network. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025

Best Buy in-store and curbside pickup Best Buy offers in-store pickup. —Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025

Best Buy in-store and curbside pickup Best Buy offers in-store pickup. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for curbside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied