berm

bɜːrm

Definition

Definition of berm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

earth barrier

TECH.

long raised pile of earth or sand for protection

TECH.

The berm protected the house from flooding.

dike

embankment

rampart

geography

TECH.

terrace of sand on a beach

TECH.

The high tide left a berm on the beach.

ridge

terrace

infrastructure

Rare

strip of land between street and sidewalk

Rare

The children played on the berm after school.

nature strip

verge

mining

TECH.

flat terrace on a mine slope

TECH.

The berms on the mine slope were clearly visible.

bench

platform

terrace

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Images of berm

long raised pile of earth or sand for protection
terrace of sand on a beach
strip of land between street and sidewalk
flat terrace on a mine slope

Origin of berm

Old Norse, bermr (edge)

Terms with berm included in their meaning

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berm.

abbr.

abr: berm

narrow raised strip of earth or sand

berming

adj.

landscape

having characteristics of a berm

Examples of berm in a sentence

They constructed a berm to mark the property boundary.
Children played on the berm during low tide.
The berm protected the inland from storm surges.
The city planted flowers along the berm.
Bicycles are not allowed on the berm.
The workers rested on the berm during their break.

Safety regulations require a berm at each level of the mine.

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French:berme, terrasse de sable, ...
German:Böschung, Strandwall, ...
Italian:berma, duna, ...
Spanish:barrera de tierra, berma, ...
Portuguese:talude, terraço de mina, ...
Chinese:土堤, 沙堤, ...
Japanese:土塁, 砂のテラス, ...
Arabic:حاجِز تُرابي, حافَة رَمْلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סוֹלְלָה, רְכִס חוֹל, ...
Russian:насыпь, песчаный вал, ...
Ukrainian:берма, піщана тераса, ...
Hindi:तटबंध, बालू की छत, ...
Bengali:মাটির বাঁধ, বার্ম, ...
Catalan:talús, escarpat, ...
Czech:val, berma, ...
Danish:vold, sandvold, ...
Dutch:aarden wal, zandbank, ...
Greek:ανάχωμα, αναβαθμίδα, ...
Hungarian:földsánc, turzás, ...
Khmer:ទំនប់ដី, ទំនប់ខ្សាច់លើឆ្នេរ, ...
Korean:둑, 사주, ...
Persian:پشته خاکی, تراس شنی, ...
Polish:wał, wał plażowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):talude, berma, ...
Romanian:barieră de pământ, berm, ...
Swedish:jordvall, strandvall, ...
Thai:แนวกันน้ำ, ระเบียงทราย, ...
Turkish:set, kum terası, ...
Vietnamese:bờ đất, bậc cát, ...

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Definition of berm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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