berm

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
2. 2
   A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.
3. 3
   One of the flat terraces on the slope of an open-pit mine.
4. 4
   A terrace or shelf of sand along a beach, formed above the high tide water level by wave action.
5. 5
   A long mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.
6. 6
   A small wall along the edge of a bench of an open-pit mine, intended to prevent items falling over the crest.
7. 7
   A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification.
8. 8
   A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
9. 9
   The edge of a road.

Verb

1. 1
   To provide something with a berm