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Definition of Curbings
1. curbing [n] - See also: curbing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curbings
Literary usage of Curbings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The two books on the water supply of the city of Rome of Sextus Julius by Sextus Julius Frontinus, Clemens Herschel (1899)
"1 In the foreground terra-cotta well curbings and drain-tiles. Vitruvius, viii.
I, 6, speaks of several lines of drain-tiles arranged so as to feed one well ..."
2. Report of the Cambridge Bridge Commission and Report of the Chief Engineer by William Jackson (1909)
"After the completion of each pier, the curbings are to be cut off at the grades
shown on the plans. Any clay which may be used between the inner and outer ..."
3. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"In general there was no disturbance of the curbings or pavements in the city.
While possibly some occur, none was seen in the dozen or more streets examined ..."
4. The Law of Modern Municipal Charters and the Organization of Cities on by William Kent Clute (1920)
"The Commission may by resolution declare that certain specified sidewalks,
curbings, or gutters shall be constructed or repaired. Upon the passage of such a ..."
5. Plane Geometry by John Wesley Young, Albert John Schwartz (1915)
"Two street curbings which intersect at an angle of 67 J° are joined by an arc of
a circle having a radius of 16 feet, and tangent to the two ..."
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