Hypertext Webster Gateway: "berm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Berm \Berm\ Berme \Berme\, n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf.
G. brame, br["a]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.
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