berm
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Among the U.S. servicemembers massed near the berm between Saudi Arabia and Iraq was Mark Hertling, a pensive Army major on his first combat deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
They fell silent as an Israeli armored vehicle rumbled past, its antenna swinging above the berm blocking the street.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
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
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
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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