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berm

/bɜːm/

/bɜrm/

bermnoun

berms

/bɜːm/

/bɜrm/

Translations

берма

The construction workers built a berm to prevent flooding.

Строители построили берму, чтобы предотвратить наводнение.

Additional translations

обочина

насыпь

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

bermverb

bermed

Past Simple

bermed

Past Participle

berming

Gerund

/bɜːm/

/bɝm/

Least-common but attested use meaning ‘to build or provide with a berm’.

Definitions

To construct or heap up a berm around or along something for support or protection.

The engineers bermed the road to prevent drifting snow.

Synonyms

bank

embank

mound

heap up

pile up

ridge

bank up

fortify

bermadjective

Used attributively of structures partly covered by an earth berm (e.g., ‘berm house’).

Definitions

Covered or protected by an earth berm; earth-sheltered.

Their new berm house stays cool even in midsummer.