berm
Collocations
3ADJ.
big, great, higher
BERM + NOUN
nner
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
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.
The big canals in Europe, in Holland, have a great big berm on the side of the canal several feet wide, which they leave there on purpose to plant reeds in, so as to get a reedy vegetation to protect their slope. Then, beyond that, there is an earthen slope that is grassed and sodded.
One of the flat terraces on the slope of an open-pit mine.
A terrace or shelf of sand along a beach, formed above the high tide water level by wave action.
On some beaches, the berm grows higher in summer and flattens out in the rougher winter seas.
A long mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.
A berm separates the Moroccan-controlled and Polisario-controlled parts of Western Sahara.
verb
To provide something with a berm
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a
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Idioms & Phrases
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4The big canals in Europe, in Holland, have a great big berm on the side of the canal several feet wide, which they leave there on purpose to plant reeds in, so as to get a reedy vegetation to protect
WiktionaryOn some beaches, the berm grows higher in summer and flattens out in the rougher winter seas.
WiktionaryA berm separates the Moroccan-controlled and Polisario-controlled parts of Western Sahara.
WiktionaryNietzsche spoke of "Übermenschen," not "Übermänner," so your supermen and overmen can go sit on a fencepost.
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