单词 | berm |
释义 | Word Frequency berm or berme (bɜːm) noun 1. a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal 2. New Zealand the grass verge of a suburban street, usually kept mown 3. fortifications a narrow path or ledge between a moat and a rampart 4. military a man-made ridge of sand, designed as an obstacle to tanks, which, in crossing it, have to expose their vulnerable underparts Word origin C18: from French berme, from Dutch berm, probably from Old Norse barmr brim |
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