berm
Noun
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Noun
berm (plural berms)
- A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope
- A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath
- A terrace formed by wave action along a beach
- A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation
- A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification
- (regional, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk
- (strip of land between street and sidewalk) see list at tree lawn
- (canal bank opposite towpath) heelpath
- Russian: бе́рма
- Italian: banchina
- Spanish: berma
berm (berms, present participle berming; past and past participle bermed)
- To provide something with a berm
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