1a. A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. b.Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia The shoulder of a road. c. A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath. 2. A terrace formed by wave action along the backshore of a beach. 3. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation. 4. A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: bermed, berm·ing, berms To provide with a berm or berms.
ETYMOLOGY:
French berme, from Dutch berm, from Middle Dutch bærm, berme.
bûrm
