Berm Definition

bûrm
berms
noun
berms
A ledge or space between the ditch and parapet in a fortification.
Webster's New World
The shoulder of a road.
Webster's New World
A narrow ledge or path as at the top or bottom of a slope, or along a beach.
Webster's New World
A nearly horizontal or landward-sloping portion of a beach, formed by the deposition of sediment by storm waves.
American Heritage
A wall or mound of earth.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To provide with a berm or berms.
American Heritage
To provide something with a berm.
Wiktionary
pronoun

(law) Abbreviation of Bermuda.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Berm

Noun

Singular:
berm
Plural:
berms

Origin of Berm

  • From French berme, from Middle Dutch barm (“berm”) (Modern Dutch berm), cognate of English brim.

    From Wiktionary

  • French berme from Dutch berm from Middle Dutch bærm, berme

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Berm Sentence Examples

  • When I hit the last berm, my back wheel washed out, and I ended up in the dirt.

  • This is a wide sandy beach with a narrow backshore berm of coarser sediment supplied from local erosion of high sandstone and breccia cliffs.

  • Storage areas should be sealed with an acid-resistant material and have a containment berm.

  • A strong swash occurs and this transports material up the beach forming a berm at the spring high tide mark.

  • Here a new left hand berm had been constructed with a step down into the right hand berm which had been built up.

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Words Starting With

BBEBER

Words Ending With

MRMERM

Unscrambles

berm

Words Starting With B and Ending With M

Starts With B & Ends With MStarts With BE & Ends With MStarts With B & Ends With RM

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With B4 Letter Words Ending With M