berm
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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
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
You can spread a blanket on the grassy berm overlooking right field, and there’s a good chance a local 15-year-old will be singing the national anthem.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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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