Berms

Word BERMS
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Definitions and meanings of "Berms"

What do we mean by berms?

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

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The word "berms" in example sentences

But in recent weeks, federal officials barred the state from dredging sand for the berms from a certain spot in the Gulf, in part out of concern that that dredging could cause environmental damage. ❋ Jeffrey Ball (2010)

In a new book, he calls the berms "our last line of defense," and in a national television interview, he described them as a "great success." ❋ Unknown (2010)

After surveying oil-stricken areas Saturday, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said the berms were the marshes 'last hope. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jindal, a Republican, has called the berms a "great success" and "our last line of defense." ❋ Unknown (2010)

I am sure you are not going to call the berms part of the park, that would be disengenuous of you Mayor Tom. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ron Morris, a former Coast Guard captain and general manager of an oil spill response company on Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, called the berms' 1,000 barrels a paltry amount. ❋ By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF (2010)

While he said it is unlikely the range will be shut down, he suggested an increase in the size of the berms is a realistic short-term goal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mounds of sand called berms have been heaped on to the beach, a further line of defence against the oil. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These are units which build the 'berms' and checkpoints which are a likely defense against a predicted, coming onslaught against the government center in the certain anarchy developing out of the collapse of the alliance with Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, which had originally enabled Maliki's election by a single vote. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Barriers such as berms or bunds to worsen the waterlogging. ❋ Unknown (1993)

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