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Definitions for Berm

[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.
[8] a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
[9] NZ the grass verge of a suburban street, usually kept mown
[10] fortifications a narrow path or ledge between a moat and a rampart
[11] military a man-made ridge of sand, designed as an obstacle to tanks, which, in crossing it, have to expose their vulnerable underparts

Words related to Berm

rim, ridge, sill, perimeter, end, boundary, point, fringe, tip, mouth, side, shore, lip, peak, verge, threshold, corner, line, margin, brink

Words nearby Berm

berline, berliner, berlioz, berloque dermatitis, berlusconi, berm, bermejo, bermuda, bermuda bag, bermuda buttercup, bermuda cutter

Origin of Berm

1720–30; < French berme < Dutch berm; akin to brim1

Word origin for Berm

C18: from French berme , from Dutch berm , probably from Old Norse barmr brim

Synonyms for Berm

ridge, rim, sill, bar, bench, bracket, console, edge, jut, mantle, offset, path, projection, reef, route, step, strip, tier, track, trail, walk, way