Berme
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
Also called bench. any level strip of ground at the summit or sides, or along the base, of a slope.
Also called backshore, beach berm. a nearly flat back portion of a beach, formed of material deposited by the action of the waves.
Chiefly Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. the bank of a canal or the shoulder of a road.
Chiefly Alaska. a mound of snow or dirt, as formed when clearing land.
a bank of earth placed against an exterior wall or walls of a house or other building as protection against extremes of temperature.
to cover or protect with a berm:
The side walls were bermed to a height of three feet.
Historical Examples
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Various
Monk Julian Corbett
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
n.
berm
(bûrm)
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