<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>berme</li><li>a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat (Fortification)</li><li>any level strip of ground at the summit or sides, or along the base, of a slope</li><li>a nearly flat back portion of a beach, formed of material deposited by the action of the waves (also called backshore)</li><li>the bank of a canal or the shoulder of a road (chiefly Alaska)</li><li>a mound of snow or dirt, as formed when clearing land</li><li>a bank of earth placed against an exterior wall or walls of a house or other building as protection against extremes of temperature</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cover or protect with a berm: The side walls were bermed to a height of three feet.</li></ul>