berm
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Satellite images show that troops started to construct a massive berm - a raised sand barrier - around the perimeter of el-Fasher, sealing off access routes and blocking aid.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
Earlier this year, the militia tightened its hold on El Fasher by walling it off with a sand berm, according to satellite photos published in August by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
A sandy road wide enough for two cars runs beneath, flanked by a shorter berm on the side nearest to the ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 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
There was a knee-high berm of snow directly in front of him and then a trail where patrolling guards had tramped it down.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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