"curb cut" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: curb cuts [plural]
Etymology: Compound of curb + cut. Attested since the 1920s in the “vehicle access” sense. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|curb|cut}} curb + cut Head templates: {{en-noun}} curb cut (plural curb cuts)
  1. (US) A small ramp cut into a curb to allow wheelchairs, baby carriages, bicycles, etc. to more easily enter or leave a sidewalk. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-curb_cut-en-noun-0ZNtU97S Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. A lowered area of curb to allow vehicles to access driveways or approaches, a drop kerb.
    Sense id: en-curb_cut-en-noun-XZpzBpfx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: curb ramp, dropped kerb [UK], kerb ramp, pram ramp [Australia] Derived forms: curb cut effect

Inflected forms

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