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berm
[ burm ]
/ bɜrm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to cover or protect with a berm: The side walls were bermed to a height of three feet.
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British Dictionary definitions for berm
berm
berme
/ (bɜːm) /
noun
a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
NZ the grass verge of a suburban street, usually kept mown
fortifications a narrow path or ledge between a moat and a rampart
military a man-made ridge of sand, designed as an obstacle to tanks, which, in crossing it, have to expose their vulnerable underparts
Word Origin for berm
C18: from French berme, from Dutch berm, probably from Old Norse barmr brim
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Scientific definitions for berm
berm
[ bûrm ]
A nearly horizontal or landward-sloping portion of a beach formed by the deposition of sediment by storm waves. A beach may have no berm at all, or it may have more than one berm.
A narrow man-made ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
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