berm
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8.1
- noun
- /bɜrm/
- Specialized
:
berma
- In addition, mulch is put in berms around a site's perimeter to control sediment runoff.
- filter berm
- erosion control berm
- waste filter berm
We planted one on the front berm leading up to the pond area.
- We planted one on the front berm leading up to the pond area.
- So we ended up scraping off a few of the the some of the berm, the last part of the KD range.
- There are thousands of fighters lined up on this berm.
- Like, so I, I mean, we're taking fire and I go hide behind the smallest little berm.
- You just set your team up on this berm over here and, and watch to the north and look, this is a pretty easy job, all right?
- What you going to make a berm civil engineering joke?
Examples
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Finally, I see it and the store is hidden by this massive berm along the roadway.
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I parked my VW on the gravel berm and crossed the two-lane road.
Fiction book (2002) -
The water is coming over the berm.
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We planted one on the front berm leading up to the pond area.
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There is a vegetative berm around the entire site to treat any runoff.
Academic text (1996) -
Outside, while steep banks surround the area, a berm was constructed around the perimeter of the property to impede noise travel.
Academic text (1999) -
The removed clay was then mounded into berms to block the site from the view of the neighbors.
Academic text (1995) -
The wood waste erosion control filter berm was more effective than either hay bales or silt fence at controlling erosion.
Academic text (2001) -
The city built a berm along the river to prevent flooding during heavy rains.
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The hikers rested on a berm while enjoying the view of the valley below.
Synonyms
276
3.4
A long narrow raised part of land or a roof
160
3.0
A raised slope of earth beside water or a road
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4.3
A strip of land at the side of a road for stopping in emergencies
3
3.6
A strip of grass at the edge of a road
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Berm comes from an old French word berme meaning 'shelf' or 'bank'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a berm as a raised shelf of land beside a road or river that stops water or gives support.