单词 | dropped kerb |
释义 | > as lemmasdropped kerb dropped kerb n. chiefly British a small ramp built into a roadside kerb to make it easier for vehicles, pushchairs, etc., to pass between the pavement and the road. ΚΠ 1973 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. i. 100/1 The..Center for Building Construction Studies..will have dropped curbs, a ramped entrance and wider doors to assure greater mobility for the handicapped. 1990 Times 24 Nov. (Sat. Review section) 18/2 Small granite sets will be used to make dropped kerbs at pedestrian crossings. 1998 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 25 May 7 It is an offence under the Highways Act of 1980 to drive over the pavement to park in gardens where there is no dropped kerb. < as lemmas |
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