berm
See also: Berm.
English
Etymology
From French berme, from Middle Dutch barm (“berm”) (Modern Dutch berm), cognate of English brim.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)m
Noun
berm (plural berms)
- A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope
- A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath
- A terrace formed by wave action along a beach
- A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation
- A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification
- (regional, Pennsylvania) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk
Synonyms
- (strip of land between street and sidewalk): see list at tree lawn
- (canal bank opposite towpath): heelpath
Translations
narrow ledge along the top or bottom of a slope
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raised bank or path along canal
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terrace formed by wave action
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mound or bank of earth used as a barrier or to provide insulation
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ledge between the parapet and the moat
strip of land between a street and sidewalk
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Verb
berm (third-person singular simple present berms, present participle berming, simple past and past participle bermed)
- To provide something with a berm
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch baerm, from Old Dutch *barm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛrm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: berm
- Rhymes: -ɛrm
Noun
berm m (plural bermen, diminutive bermpje n)
- berm, verge, tree lawn (strip of land next to a road, street or sidewalk)
Derived terms
- bermlamp
- bermlicht
- bermooievaarsbek
- bermprostitutie
- bermtoerisme
- bermtoerist
- bermzuring
- binnenberm
- buitenberm
- grasberm
- zandberm
- zeeberm
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English beorma.
Noun
berm
- Alternative form of berme
Etymology 2
From Old English bearm.
Noun
berm
- Alternative form of barm