berms

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English - Turkish

Definition of berms in English Turkish dictionary

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(Jeoloji) dar basamak
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(Askeri) palye
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seki
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(İnşaat) sedde
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banket
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yolun kenarındaki toprak kısım
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(Askeri) TOPRAK KADEMESİ: Bir siper veya yeraltı sığınağının üstüne yakın bulunan bir kademe veya basamak. Toprak kademesi; ön siperler ile siper kenarlarının sığınak için doğru kaymasına ve yıkılmasına engel olur ve kirişlere destek vazifesi görür. Siperlerin ön kısımlarında bu vazifeyi dirsek kademesi görür
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kalelerde siper ile hendek arasmdaki toprak
Turkish - Turkish

Definition of berms in Turkish Turkish dictionary

BERM
(Osmanlı Dönemi) f. Hıfzetme, hatırda tutma, ezberleme
English - English
plural of berm
third-person singular of berm
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A terrace formed by wave action along a beach
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A strip of land between a street and sidewalk
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To provide something with a berm
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A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification
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A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope
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{i} shoulder or edge of a road; edge of a canal; narrow ledge; mound of earth placed at the base of a wall
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A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath
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(1) A strip of coal left in place temporarily for use in hauling or stripping A layer of large rock or other relatively heavy stable material placed at the outside bottom of the spoil pile to help hold the pile in position (a toe wall) Also used higher in the spoils for the same purpose (2) A small mound of earth on the outer edge of a mountain or secondary road
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a levee, shelf, ledge or bench along a stream bank that may extend laterally into the channel to partially obstruct the flow, or parallel to the flow to contain the flow within its stream banks Berms may be natural or artificial (American Fisheries Society 1985)
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a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
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A raised lip, usually of earth, placed at the top edge of a channel to prevent flow into the channel at places not protected against erosion
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A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch
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A pile or mound of material capable of restraining a vehicle
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narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
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Mound of earth or other material used as a dam or impoundment
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a mound or wall of earth used to surround a waste lagoon to prevent run-off into local surface waters (see lagoon, surface water)
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A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation
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The raised outside edge of a path or road that serves to prevent or retard erosion
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(Road Berm) The part of the road property between the back of the kerb line (or edge of the metalled road where no kerb is present) and the boundary of the adjacent properties Generally grass covered in urban areas, and either grass or bush covered in rural areas
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A low, narrow layer or mound of sediment deposited on a backshore by storm waves
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A mound of earth The U S Pavilion's roof rested on an earth berm
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A shelf that breaks the continuity of a slope; a linear embankment or dike
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(1) On a beach: a nearly horizontal plateau on the beach face or backshore, formed by the deposition of beach material by wave action or by means of a mechanical plant as part of a beach recharge scheme (2) On a structure: a nearly horizontal area, often built to support or key-in an armour layer (3) A linear mound or series of mounds of sand and/or gravel generally paralleling the water at or landward of the line of ordinary high tide
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(constr) A manmade mound or small hill of earth built up against a house to stop the INFILTRATION of hot or cold air F - banquette S - monticulo
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A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank
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or discontinuous segments of a berm, in a valley at some height above the Flood Plain, representing a former abandoned flood plain of the stream
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A barrier, such as an earthen mound or concrete structure, placed across a road to permanently restrict the road from use by wheeled motorized vehicles
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A horizontal strip or shelf built into an embankment or cut to break the continuity of the slope, usually for the purpose of reducing erosion or to increase the thickness of the embankment at a point of change in a slope or defined water surface elevation
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A narrow shelf, path, or ledge typically at the top or bottom of a slope It can also be a mound or wall of earth
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A low earth fill constructed in the path of flowing water to divert its direction, or constructed to act as a counter-weight beside the road fill to reduce the risk of foundation failure
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a ledge, embankment, or shoulder, often man-made, and typically earthen; also, a narrow path between a fortification parapet and its surrounding ditch
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  A ridge of soil and debris along the outside edge of a fireline, resulting from line construction
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Flat space between the base of the curtain wall and the inner edge of the moat; level area separating ditch from bank
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A strip of land between a street and sidewalk (regional)
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    Etymology

    [ 'b&rm ] (noun.) 1729. French berme, from Dutch berm strip of ground along a dike; akin to Middle English brimme brim.
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