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Meanings of berm in English

Portuguese
acostamento
Catalan
vorera d'emergència

A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road.

acostamento
Synonyms
Examples for "shoulder"
Examples for "shoulder"
1
Government had to shoulder a large share of the responsibility, Nel said.
The South African
2
Viacom has so far given Fox the cold shoulder, the newspaper said.
Reuters
3
The whole idea was mine; I shoulder the blame of it all.
The Imaginary Marriage
4
These new shoulder joints allow it to really have an improved reach.
Wired
5
Caution: People with shoulder problems shouldn't do this posture without expert supervision.
Climbing Magazine
Usage of berm in English
1
The berm will protect the city and create a park, he says.
Radio NZ
2
At the objective, we'll deploy along this berm and set the ambush.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
3
Order them to use their pack shovels and start building a five-foot-high berm.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
4
This is planting up your berm in a nature-friendly way that people love.
Radio NZ
5
The camel shuddered and dropped right on top of the berm.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
6
A council spokesperson confirmed the berm was council-managed and vested as road reserve.
Radio NZ
7
Sand had been heaped into a circular berm with entrenching shovels.
The Descent
8
Then inside the berm will be another square of granite columns.
BBC
9
Your swim gear is in the tents just over the berm.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
10
He scrabbled up the berm and back toward the Marine lander.
Fire With Fire
11
The Seminoles were out there, huddling and skulking beyond the berm.
Gods go begging
12
Everyone remember your place along the berm from the rehearsal?
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
13
She says if her berm were to fit those requirements, her property would flood.
Radio NZ
14
On the return trip, the boat crews carefully roll their logs down the berm.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
15
I was on the berm that formed the northern back of the L-10 canal.
A killing night
16
The two brown shirts guide the Otter over the berm.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
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