berm (redirected from berms)

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 nearly horizontal or landward-sloping portion of a beach, formed by the deposition of sediment by storm waves.

3. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.

4. The flat space between the edge of a ditch and the base of a fortification.

tr.v. bermed, berm·ing, berms

To provide with a berm or berms.

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[French berme, from Dutch berm, from Middle Dutch bærm, berme.]

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berm, berme [bɜːm]

n

1. a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal

2. NZ the grass verge of a suburban street, usually kept mown

3. (Military / Fortifications) Fortifications a narrow path or ledge between a moat and a rampart

4. (Military) Military a man-made ridge of sand, designed as an obstacle to tanks, which, in crossing it, have to expose their vulnerable underparts

[from French berme, from Dutch berm, probably from Old Norse barmr brim]

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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 [bɜːm] N (US) → arcén m

berm [ˈbɜː^rm] n (US) (MILITARY) (= sand wall) → berme f