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How to use berm in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun, verb

Berm means a narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. Example: “On some beaches, the berm grows higher in summer and flattens out in the rougher winter seas.”

Examples of berm by meaning

nounA terrace or shelf of sand along a beach, formed above the high tide water level by wave action.

  • On some beaches, the berm grows higher in summer and flattens out in the rougher winter seas.

nounA long mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.

  • A berm separates the Moroccan-controlled and Polisario-controlled parts of Western Sahara.

nounA strip of land between a street and sidewalk.

  • The sun soaked our street in hot yellow, and the berms were gasping for water.2003, Emma Espiner, There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir, Penguin, page 15

More sentences with berm

  • The Cape Cod berm is more popular and has a slope from the street up.2020, Auburn, Massachusetts Highway Division. From the entry Cape Cod berm
  • I waited patiently for her to stop hugging the berm to keep distance from fast moving traffic.2006, Jeanne Elizabeth Siphron, Fit to be crazy: living with lithium and manic depression, →ISBN. From the entry hell-bent for leather
  • The next series of high tides or large waves will tend to rebuild the berm and redam the stream.1994, Ruth Patrick, Rivers of the United States, Estuaries, page 138. From the entry runoff
  • “There was an outside berm and an inside berm.1992, Unattributed, “AMA Camel Supercross Series: Round 13 - Bradshaw Fined $500”, in Cycle News, page 16. From the entry blind swipe
  • In contrast, tree growth has been found to be higher on displaced material such as berms and sidecasts compared with the harvested undisturbed soils.2006, Rattan Lal, Encyclopedia of Soil Science - Volume 2, →ISBN, page 1380. From the entry sidecast
  • I was on the outside and he went to the inside, he jumped over the inside berm and T-boned me on the bank of the (outside) berm.1992, Unattributed, “AMA Camel Supercross Series: Round 13 - Bradshaw Fined $500”, in Cycle News, page 16. From the entry blind swipe
  • Anything that may hinder the proposed landing (e.g., cusps, submerged rocks, partially awash or submerged wrecks, scullies, berm scarps, sandbars, rails, etc.) may be considered an obstacle.1974, US Navy SEAL Combat Manual. From the entry man-made

Meaning of berm

  1. noun A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
  2. noun A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.
  3. noun One of the flat terraces on the slope of an open-pit mine.

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Questions about berm in a sentence

How do you use berm in a sentence?
Berm is used as a noun and verb. For example: “On some beaches, the berm grows higher in summer and flattens out in the rougher winter seas.”
What is a short sentence with berm?
““There was an outside berm and an inside berm.”
What does berm mean?
Berm means a narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.

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