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Definition of berm noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

berm

noun

NAmE//bərm//

(technology)

1an area of ground at the side of a road; a raised area of ground at the side of a river or canal

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2a narrow raised area of sand formed on a beach by the waves coming in from the ocean

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