Berm

What do we mean by berm?

A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. noun

The shoulder of a road. noun

A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath. noun

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

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

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

To provide with a berm or berms. transitive verb

A narrow ledge; specifically, in fortification, a space of ground or a terrace from 3 to 5 feet in width, left between the rampart and the moat or foss, designed to receive the ruins of the rampart in the event of a bombardment, and to prevent the earth from filling the foss. noun

The bank or side of a canal which is opposite to the towing-path. Also called berm-bank. noun

In railroad engin., the narrow horizontal plane between the foot of the embankment or excavation slope and the top of the slope of the side-ditch. noun

A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch. noun

A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank. noun

A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope noun

A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath noun

A terrace formed by wave action along a beach noun

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

A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification noun

A strip of land between a street and sidewalk (regional) noun

To provide something with a berm verb

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

(Indiana) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk

Words that are spelled similarly to berm:
berm.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word berm:
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Words that rhyme with berm:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe berm:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective berm:
crest, formation, breakwater, side, material, erosion, bar, profiles, roundheads, design, area, cutting.

Consonant match to berm:
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Words that sound like berm:
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