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

He misfired on an 89 mph four-seamer that was deposited onto the left-field berm for a solo home run.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

We sat upon the dead grass and ate our rations as we watched Will and John, who are the favorites of our company, engage in their antics by the berm.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson