berm

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They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Between the outpost and the ruins rises a sand berm about two stories high and topped with barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The researchers observed a 22km berm, which formed a semicircle from the west to the north of the city.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

The driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a dirt berm, causing the car to roll over several times, the station reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2024

Guarded by sheer walls on three sides, its soldiers had only to watch the fourth side, across which was an earthen berm.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann