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Webster 1913 Edition


Berme

{

Berm

Berme

}
,
Noun.
[F.
berme
, of German origin; cf. G.
brame
,
bräme
, border, akin to E.
brim
.]
1.
(Fort.)
A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
2.
(Engineering)
A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank.

Webster 1828 Edition


Berme

BERME

,
Noun.
In fortification, a space of ground of three, four or five feet in width, left between the rampart and the moat or foss, designed to receive the ruins of the rampart, and prevent the earth from filling the foss. Sometimes, it is palisaded, and in Holland, it is generally planted with quick-set hedge.

Definition 2024


bèrme

bèrme

See also: berme

Cimbrian

Noun

bèrme m (plural [please provide])

  1. warmth

References

  • “bèrm-ar” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.