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beach berm
noun
berm ( def 3 ).
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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
7.
to cover or protect with a berm: The side walls were bermed to a height of three feet.
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World English Dictionary
berm or berme (bɜːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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. | fortifications a narrow path or ledge between a moat and a rampart |
| 4. | military a man-made ridge of sand, designed as an obstacle to tanks, which, in crossing it, have to expose their vulnerable underparts |
| [C18: from French berme, from Dutch berm, probably from Old Norse barmr | |
| berme or berme | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French berme, from Dutch berm, probably from Old Norse barmr | |
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Word Origin & History
berm
"narrow ledge," 1729, from Fr. berme (17c.), from O.Du. baerm "edge of a dike," related to brim (q.v.). In U.S., 19c., "the bank of a canal opposite the tow path."
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Science Dictionary
berm  (bûrm) Pronunciation Key
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