英语词汇“berm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

berm

(bûrm)

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

b. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia The shoulder of a road.

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

2. A nearly horizontal or landward-sloping portion of a beach, formed by the deposition of sediment by storm waves.

3. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.

4. The flat space between the edge of a ditch and the base of a fortification.

tr.v. bermed, berm·ing, berms

To provide with a berm or berms.

[French berme, from Dutch berm, from Middle Dutch bærm, berme.]

单词	berm
释义	berm (bûrm) n. 1. a. A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. b. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia The shoulder of a road. c. A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath. 2. A nearly horizontal or landward-sloping portion of a beach, formed by the deposition of sediment by storm waves. 3. A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation. 4. The flat space between the edge of a ditch and the base of a fortification. tr.v. bermed, berm·ing, berms To provide with a berm or berms. [French berme, from Dutch berm, from Middle Dutch bærm, berme.]
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