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berm

UK
/bɜːm/
US
/bɜrm/

Übersetzungen

bermsubstantiv
berms
Pl.
UK
/bɜːm/
US
/bɜrm/
The construction workers built a berm to prevent flooding.
Строители построили берму, чтобы предотвратить наводнение.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
обочина
насыпь
Synonyme
mound
slope
embankment
ridge
bank
bermverb
bermed
Präteritum
bermed
Partizip Perfekt
berming
Gerundium
UK
/bɜːm/
US
/bɝm/
Least-common but attested use meaning ‘to build or provide with a berm’.
Synonyme
bank
embank
mound
heap up
pile up
ridge
bank up
fortify
bermadjektiv
Used attributively of structures partly covered by an earth berm (e.g., ‘berm house’).

Definitionen

bermsubstantiv
A narrow ledge or shelf, typically at the top or bottom of a slope.
The hikers rested on the berm overlooking the valley.
A flat strip of land, raised bank, or terrace bordering a river or canal.
The floodwaters were contained by the berm along the riverbank.
A mound or wall of earth or sand used as a barrier or to provide protection.
The construction site was surrounded by a berm to prevent soil erosion.
A strip of grass or vegetation between a road and a sidewalk.
The city planted flowers along the berm to beautify the neighborhood.
A nearly horizontal ridge of sand on a beach, formed by wave action above the usual high-water line.
Children built sandcastles on the berm left by yesterday’s tide.
bermverb
To construct or heap up a berm around or along something for support or protection.
The engineers bermed the road to prevent drifting snow.
bermadjektiv
Covered or protected by an earth berm; earth-sheltered.
Their new berm house stays cool even in midsummer.
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