berm
noun /bɜːm/
/bɜːrm/
(specialist)- an area of ground at the side of a road; a raised area of ground at the side of a river or canal
护坡道；护道；戗堤 - a narrow raised area of sand formed on a beach by the waves coming in from the sea
滩沿，后滨阶地（海浪淘沙淤积而成）
词源early 18th cent. (denoting a narrow space): from French berme, from Dutch berm.