1
: a narrow shelf, path, or ledge typically at the top or bottom of a slope
also
: a mound or wall of earth or sand
a landscaped berm
2
: the shoulder of a road
deer … feeding on the berm of the highway—
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That site has been specially landscaped with craters, rocks and berms.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Excavating wetlands, as various studies have suggested, would yield soil that could be mounded into sound-blocking berms, as at Brooklyn Bridge Park; lookouts, as on Governors Island; and undulating grasslands like those at Freshkills.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, these projects have benefited 67,000 acres of wetlands, with more than 71 miles of barrier islands and berms constructed since 2007.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Designed to fabricate landing pads, berms, roads and habitat foundations, Mason supports NASA’s vision of a sustainable human presence on the moon by the end of this decade.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Excavating wetlands, as various studies have suggested, would yield soil that could be mounded into sound-blocking berms, as at Brooklyn Bridge Park; lookouts, as on Governors Island; and undulating grasslands like those at Freshkills.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, these projects have benefited 67,000 acres of wetlands, with more than 71 miles of barrier islands and berms constructed since 2007.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Designed to fabricate landing pads, berms, roads and habitat foundations, Mason supports NASA’s vision of a sustainable human presence on the moon by the end of this decade.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Berm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berm. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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berm
noun
: a shelf or path at the top or bottom of a slope
also
: a mound or wall of earth
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