berm.

A raised strip or bank of earth used as a boundary, barrier, or support.

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Words that belong together

• earthen berm
• protective berm

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An earthen berm separated the houses from the highway.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular berm; plural berms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: uncommon.