1
: a narrow shelf, path, or ledge typically at the top or bottom of a slope
also
: a mound or wall of earth or sand
a landscaped berm
2
: the shoulder of a road
deer … feeding on the berm of the highway—
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At the steelyard, our tour van passed high berms that blocked all sight of Lake Michigan.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Ahead of this week’s rain, Los Angeles County public works rushed to install concrete barriers, compost filter socks—a type of berm—and other items around burned homes to filter debris and prevent it from flowing into storm drains.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The state has ordered that a berm at Mt. Juliet’s youth baseball and softball fields be removed.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Volunteers will repair trails, reinforce berms, improve switchbacks and trim vegetation.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Ahead of this week’s rain, Los Angeles County public works rushed to install concrete barriers, compost filter socks—a type of berm—and other items around burned homes to filter debris and prevent it from flowing into storm drains.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The state has ordered that a berm at Mt. Juliet’s youth baseball and softball fields be removed.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Volunteers will repair trails, reinforce berms, improve switchbacks and trim vegetation.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Berm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berm. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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berm
noun
: a shelf or path at the top or bottom of a slope
also
: a mound or wall of earth
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