camber

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
noun a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
noun the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top

From Old French cambre (“bent”), from Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).

"Oh, is that a camber?" — The Boy with Wings, Berta Ruck
'Yea, sir,' said one, 'and he is a great man of his hands, fierce and bold, of strong family, and his brother is Sir Turquine of Camber, who tried to slay thee at Caerleon, and was with the eleven kings in battle. — King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls, Henry Gilbert

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