berm
pronunciation
How to pronounce berm in British English:
UK [bɜ:m]
How to pronounce berm in American English:
US [bɜrm]
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- Noun:
- a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
- narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
Word Origin
- berm (n.)
- "narrow ledge," 1729, from French berme (17c.), from Old Dutch baerm "edge of a dike," probably related to brim (q.v.). In U.S., 19c., also the name for the bank of a canal opposite the tow path.
Example
- 1. Up onto the berm , hard right , then go !