berms
Raised earthen ridges
Berms are raised banks or ridges of earth.
A berm might border a road, separate a parking lot from adjacent property, or provide a barrier against noise or flooding.
In military contexts, berms are defensive earthworks.
Landscapers build berms to add visual interest or improve drainage: They planted shrubs along the berm.
Constructed soil structure
- moundHeaped earth formation
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
slope · bank · elevation · grade · rise · incline · contour · landform
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
entrenchment · bastion · redoubt · earthwork · sandbag · defensive · barricade · stronghold
Cultivated plant area
- edgingDecorative border material
- retainingHolding onto still
- soilGround matter for planting
- mulchProtective plant bedding
planting · decorative · border · terrace · yard · swale · drainage · ornamental
earthwork
Constructed soil structure
dike · slope · bank · elevation · grade · rise · incline · contour · landform · hillock
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
bunker · entrenchment · bastion · redoubt · earthwork · sandbag · defensive · barricade · stronghold · bulwark
garden
Cultivated plant area
mulch · planting · decorative · border · terrace · yard · swale · drainage · ornamental · hardscape
racetrack
Course for competitive speed
runoff · safety · curbing · trackside · barrier · crash · corner · racing · rally · NASCAR
trail
Path through wilderness
- singletrackNarrow recreational path
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- dirtLoose dry earth
banked · corner · flow · downhill · enduro · carved · tabletop · roller · lip · landing
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- BMXBMX, BMX bike, BMX racing, BMX park, BMX track
- cycling terrainsingletrack, trails, dirt, climbs, descents
- flood controllevee, levees, flood channels, dike, dikes
- flood protectionflood barriers, flood walls, levee, dike, sandbags
- landscape designgarden design, landscape plans, plant selection, hardscape, softscape
bermsditches
Narrow drainage channels
trenches · gullies · channels · depressions · troughs
bermspavement
Hard road covering
carriageway · gutters · roadbed · roadway · road surface