berm edge
1edge — [n1] border, outline bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak,… …
2berm — narrow ledge, 1729, from Fr. berme (17c.), from O.Du. baerm edge of a dike, probably related to BRIM (Cf. brim) (q.v.). In U.S., 19c., also the name for the bank of a canal opposite the tow path …
3Berm — A berm is a level space, shelf, or raised barrier separating two areas. Berm is a loanword from Dutch.cite book | year=1989 | title=Oxford English Dictionary | publisher=Oxford University Press | location=Oxford, England] HistoryIn mediaeval… …
4berm — /berrm/, n. 1. Also, berme. Fort. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat. 2. Also called bench. any level strip of ground at the summit or sides, or along the base, of a slope. 3. Also called backshore, beach… …
5edge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extreme border Nouns 1. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, curb, margin, limit, boundary, border, skirt, rim, flange, side; mouth, jaws, lip; frame, fringe, flounce, frill, trim[ming], edging, skirting, hem …
6berm — n. shoulder or edge of a road; edge of a canal; narrow ledge; mound of earth placed at the base of a wall …
7Berm — 1) Strip of ground between the base of the curtain wall and the ditch. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) 2) Flat space between the base of the curtain wall and the inner edge of the moat. Related terms: Castle 3) yeast from frothy… …
8ledge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shelf, rim, bench; berm, reef. See height, horizontal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shelf, mantle, jut, strip, bar, setback, offset, step, ridge, reef, rim, bench, berm, edge, path, route, way, walk, track …
9Disneyland Railroad — This article is about the Railroad at Disneyland. For the Railroad at Disneyland Paris, see Disneyland Railroad (Paris). Disneyland Railroad Reporting mark DRR …
10Noise barrier — The sound tube in Melbourne, Australia, designed to reduce roadway noise without detracting from the area s aesthetics. A noise barrier (also called a soundwall, sound berm, sound barrier, or acoustical barrier) is an exterior structure designed… …
