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 nouncurbside 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 nouna curbside café
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Some Missouri locations also offer Minsky’s Pizza Red Wine for curbside and delivery.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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, 20 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
The store will also feature H-E-B curbside and delivery; a two-lane, drive-through pharmacy; and a Texas Backyard department for outdoor enthusiasts.
—Dallas News, 25 May 2022
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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, 20 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
The store will also feature H-E-B curbside and delivery; a two-lane, drive-through pharmacy; and a Texas Backyard department for outdoor enthusiasts.
—Dallas News, 25 May 2022
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“Curbside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curbside. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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