Associations to the word «Berm»

Wiktionary

BERM, noun. A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope
BERM, noun. A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath
BERM, noun. A terrace formed by wave action along a beach
BERM, noun. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation
BERM, noun. A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification
BERM, noun. A strip of land between a street and sidewalk (regional)
BERM, verb. To provide something with a berm

Dictionary definition

BERM, noun. A narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope.
BERM, noun. A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats