berm

From French berme, from Middle Dutch barm (“berm”) (Modern Dutch berm), cognate of English brim.

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)m

berm (plural berms)

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. (regional, Pennsylvania) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk

• (strip of land between street and sidewalk): see list at tree lawn
• (canal bank opposite towpath): heelpath

berm (third-person singular simple present berms, present participle berming, simple past and past participle bermed)

1. To provide something with a berm

From Middle Dutch baerm, from Old Dutch *barm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz.

• IPA^(key): /bɛrm/

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• Hyphenation: berm
• Rhymes: -ɛrm

berm m (plural bermen, diminutive bermpje n)

1. berm, verge, tree lawn (strip of land next to a road, street or sidewalk)

• bermlamp
• bermlicht
• bermooievaarsbek
• bermprostitutie
• bermtoerisme
• bermtoerist
• bermzuring
• binnenberm
• buitenberm
• grasberm
• zandberm
• zeeberm

From Old English beorma.

berm

1. Alternative form of berme

From Old English bearm.

berm

1. Alternative form of barm