berm (redirected from berming)

berm  (bûrm) n. 1. a. A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. b. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia The shoulder of a road. c. A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath. 2. A terrace formed by wave action along the backshore of a beach. 3. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation. 4. A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification. tr.v. bermed, berm·ing, berms To provide with a berm or berms. [French berme, from Dutch berm, from Middle Dutch bærm, berme.]

berm Canal du Midi, southern France

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berm

Noun

NZ narrow grass strip between the road and the footpath in a residential area

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berm  (bûrm)

1. 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.

2. A narrow man-made ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	berm - a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope ledge, shelf - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
	2.	berm - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" shoulder edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" hard shoulder - a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies) road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

Translations

berm [bəːm] n (US) (AUT) → arcén m

berm [bəːm] n (US) (Aut) → accotement m

berm [bəːm] (US) n → Seitenstreifen m

berm [bəːm] n (US ) (AUT) → corsia d'emergenza