berm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: berm	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for berm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
berm n a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" Synonym(s): shoulder, berm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Berm \Berm\ Berme \Berme\, n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf. G. brame, br[84]me, border, akin to E. brim.] 1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch. 2. (Engineering) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank.