kerbstone
/ˈkɜːbstəʊn/noun
उच्चारण कर्ब्स्टोन
फ़ुटपाथ के किनारे का पत्थर, कर्ब-पत्थर
Core word
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[C] British
a block of stone or concrete forming part of the edge of a raised path at the side of a road
फ़ुटपाथ के किनारे का पत्थर, कर्ब-पत्थर
- The car hit the kerbstone and burst a tyre.
- He sat on the kerbstone waiting for the bus.
- The workers laid new kerbstones along the road.
+ 2 more examples
- A cyclist tripped over a loose kerbstone.
- The old kerbstone was worn smooth by years of traffic.
Synonyms kerb edging
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a kerbstone (countable noun; also kerb stone)
Kerbstone is countable. It is a single block of stone or concrete placed along the road edge.
'Kerbstone' countable है। यह सड़क के किनारे लगाया गया पत्थर या कंक्रीट का एक खंड है।
- Workers laid a row of kerbstones along the new road.
- He sat on a kerbstone and waited.
lay / set / replace kerbstones
Kerbstones are laid or set along the road edge, and old or damaged ones are replaced.
Kerbstones सड़क के किनारे बिछाए या जमाए जाते हैं, और पुराने या टूटे हुए बदले जाते हैं।
- The council replaced the broken kerbstones last week.
kerbstone + noun
Kerbstone before a noun usually names a related thing such as kerbstone edging or a kerbstone cutter.
Noun से पहले 'kerbstone' प्रायः उससे जुड़ी वस्तु का नाम बताता है, जैसे kerbstone edging या kerbstone cutter।
- The company makes concrete kerbstone edging for gardens.
on / against / along the kerbstone
Use on for sitting, against for hitting and along for a line of stones.
बैठने के लिए on, टकराने के लिए against और पत्थरों की पंक्ति के लिए along का प्रयोग होता है।
- The wheel scraped against the kerbstone.
- Lamps stood along the kerbstone.
kerbstone vs kerb
The kerb is the edge of the pavement as a whole. A kerbstone is one single stone block forming it.
Kerb पूरी पटरी का किनारा है। Kerbstone उसे बनाने वाला एक अकेला पत्थर का खंड है।
- The kerb is made of long kerbstones laid end to end.
+Collocations 5
adjective + kerbstone
graniteconcretewornbrokenstraightheavy
- The granite kerbstones lasted for fifty years.
verb + kerbstone
laycutliftreplacepaintfix
- Workers lifted the old kerbstones with a crane.
kerbstone + noun
edgingcuttermouldsupplierheight
- The kerbstone height must suit wheelchair users.
material + kerbstone
granitesandstoneconcretelimestonebasalt
- Old streets in Pune have sandstone kerbstones.
kerbstone + condition
chipped kerbstoneloose kerbstoneuneven kerbstonepainted kerbstone
- A loose kerbstone near the school gate was repaired quickly.
“More examples 6
- The cyclist tripped over a kerbstone that stuck out of the pavement.
साइकिल सवार पटरी से बाहर निकले एक kerbstone से ठोकर खाकर गिर पड़ा।
- The municipal workers painted the kerbstones black and white for the festival.
नगरपालिका कर्मचारियों ने त्योहार के लिए kerbstones को काले और सफ़ेद रंग से रंगा।
- Radhika sat on a kerbstone and tied her shoelaces.
राधिका एक kerbstone पर बैठकर अपने जूते के फीते बाँधने लगी।
- A kerbstone separates the road from the footpath and keeps rain water in the drain.
Kerbstone सड़क को फुटपाथ से अलग करता है और बरसाती पानी को नाली में रखता है।
- Heavy lorries had damaged several kerbstones at the junction.
भारी लॉरियों ने चौराहे पर कई kerbstones को नुकसान पहुँचाया था।
- The village road looked neater after workers fixed new kerbstones on both sides.
दोनों ओर नए kerbstones लगाने के बाद गाँव की सड़क अधिक सुव्यवस्थित दिखने लगी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The road workers fixed two kerbstone yesterday.
✓ The road workers fixed two kerbstones yesterday.
After two, the noun must be plural.
Two के बाद noun plural होना चाहिए।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
kerb edging
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English uses kerb and kerbstone, while American English uses curb and curbstone.
British English में kerb और kerbstone लिखा जाता है, जबकि American English में curb और curbstone लिखा जाता है।