rõhtne pind (astang) muld- või kivipaisu, kanali, kaldakindlustuse, karjääri vms rajatise nõlval. Berm annab rajatise ülaosale püsivuse ja parandab rajatise kasutamise tingimusi.
a narrow horizontal bench or ledge situated on a slope
Inland waterway infrastructure consists of the following items:
- Land;
- Channel (earthworks, canal basins and linings, sills, groynes, berms, towpaths and service roads), bank protection, canal-carrying aqueducts, siphons and conduits, canal tunnels, service basins used exclusively for sheltering vessels ...