berm

Meanings

Noun

• 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.
• A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.

Verb

• To provide something with a berm

Related

Similar words

• see list at tree lawn
• heelpath

Origin

• From French berme, from Middle Dutch baerm (Modern Dutch berm), from Old Dutch *barm, from Proto-West Germanic *barm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz. Related to English brim.