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berm

A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.

On some beaches, the berm grows higher in summer and flattens out in the rougher winter seas.
Origin: From , probably via , from , baerm, barem, from , from , from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.

A berm separates the Moroccan-controlled and Polisario-controlled parts of Western Sahara.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(mining, Australia) One of the flat terraces on the slope of an open-pit mine.

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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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