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| berm [ burm ] (plural berms) or berme [ burm ] (plural bermes) |
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1. narrow path: a ledge or narrow path along the top or bottom of a slope, at the edge of a road, or along a canal
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2. earthen embankment: an earthen embankment or wall, usually erected to provide protection from the weather or to act as a landscaping screen
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3. ridge above high-tide mark: a natural ridge or flat platform formed at the rear of a beach, above the high-tide mark
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4. military ledge between moat and rampart: a ledge or narrow path between a moat or ditch and a rampart
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5. mineral extract roadway in strip mine: a narrow roadway cut in the slope of a strip mine
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| [Early 18th century. Via French< Dutch] |
