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

Trees taller than 6 feet should be cut in half and placed in the organics cart with the lid closed, or set curbside next to the landfill waste cart. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025

Live Thrive runs The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials, known as CHaRM, which accepts items that curbside programs cannot. —Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025

In Indianapolis, Pinsker added, leaving your Christmas tree curbside won't get you very far. —Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Dec. 2025

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