/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005