Crossword-Solution: BERME
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Berme | n. | A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch. |
| Berme | n. | A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| BERME | anagram | EBMER, EMBER |
We have 4 clues for the answer “BERME”
| Clue | Answers |
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| ROAD shoulder | 2 answers |
| Shoulder of a road | 2 answers |
| canal bank | 12 answers |
| BEACH TERRACE | 12 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
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Sentences with BERME (5)
The berme usually left between the bottom of the parapet slope and the ditch was cut away so as to leave no level standing-place at the top of the scarp.
The _berme_, or _heel-path_, is the side of the canal opposite the tow-path; _basins_ are small coves in the canal where boats may lie over; _stop-lock_, a sort of quay; the _bit_, a timber-head at the bow of the boat.
The defences consist of (1) a ditch 15 feet wide, possibly double on the north (more exactly north-west) side and certainly absent on the southern two-thirds of the east (north-east) side; (2) a berme, 8 feet wide; and (3) a rampart 20-5 feet thick, built of turf and strengthened by a rough stone base which is, however, only 8-10 feet wide.
The enemy opened with musketry and cannon, but the column went on, sweeping down the _abattis_, making use of it to aid in effecting a passage of the deep ditches and to gain a footing on the berme of the earthworks.
There is a strong wooden barrier some six feet high around the arena, and at knee-height, on the inner side of this barrier, there is a berme to help the pursued chulo to a footing as he vaults over into the surrounding lane formed by this interior and an exterior barrier.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1972).