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Webster 1913 Edition

Berme

{

Berm

Berme

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,
Noun.
[F.
berme
, of German origin; cf. G.
brame
,
bräme
, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Berme

BERME

,
Noun.
In fortification, a space of ground of three, four or five feet in width, left between the rampart and the moat or foss, designed to receive the ruins of the rampart, and prevent the earth from filling the foss. Sometimes, it is palisaded, and in Holland, it is generally planted with quick-set hedge.

Definition 2024

berme

berme

See also: bèrme

English

Noun

berme ‎(plural bermes)

  1. Alternative spelling of berm

French

Noun

berme f ‎(plural bermes)

  1. berm

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