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noun
A small ramp cut into a curb to allow wheelchairs, baby carriages, bicycles, etc. to more easily enter or leave a sidewalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: curb ramp, dropped kerb, kerb ramp, pram ramp
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A lowered area of curb to allow vehicles to access driveways or approaches, a drop kerb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From curb + cut. Attested since the 1920s in the “vehicle access” sense.
