CAMBER


Meaning of CAMBER in English

/ ˈkæmbə(r); NAmE / noun

a slight downward curve from the middle of a road to each side

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French cambre , dialect variant of chambre arched, from Latin camurus curved inwards.

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