| berm (def. 3). |
[burm] 
| 1. | Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat. |
| 2. | Also called bench. any level strip of ground at the summit or sides, or along the base, of a slope. |
| 3. | Also called backshore, beach berm. a nearly flat back portion of a beach, formed of material deposited by the action of the waves. |
| 4. | Chiefly Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. the bank of a canal or the shoulder of a road. |
| 5. | Chiefly Alaska. a mound of snow or dirt, as formed when clearing land. |
| 6. | a bank of earth placed against an exterior wall or walls of a house or other building as protection against extremes of temperature. |
| 7. | to cover or protect with a berm: The side walls were bermed to a height of three feet. |
