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Definitions of berm

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

synonyms: groenstrook, schoft, wegberm

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type of:
rand, richel, scherp, snede, snee, snijkant
the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
noun
a grass border along a road

synonyms: groenstrook, wegberm

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type of:
kant, kantje
a strip forming the outer edge of something
noun
edge of a way or road or path

synonyms: groenstrook, wegberm

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type of:
rand, richel, scherp, snede, snee, snijkant
the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
noun
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

synonyms: groenstrook, wegberm

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types:
rivierdijk, rivieroever
the bank of a river

type of:
glooiing, helling, hellingsgraad, richtingscoëfficiënt, schuinte, val
an elevated geological formation

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