berm

Etymology

From French berme, from Middle Dutch baerm (Modern Dutch berm), from Old Dutch *barm, from Proto-West Germanic *barm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz. Related to English brim.

noun

1. A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
2. A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.
3. A terrace formed by wave action along a beach.
4. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.
5. A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification.
6. (Indiana, Ohio) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
7. (Western Pennsylvania) Edge of a road.

verb

1. To provide something with a berm