berm
noun/bɜːm/
/bɜːrm/
(specialist)- an area of ground at the side of a road; a raised area of ground at the side of a river or canal
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- a narrow raised area of sand formed on a beach by the waves coming in from the sea
Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting a narrow space): from French berme, from Dutch berm.
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