Definition of berming:
(n) :
A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
(n) :
A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.
(n) :
A long mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.
(n) :
A terrace or shelf of sand along a beach, formed above the high tide water level by wave action.
(n) :
(mining, US, Canada) A small wall along the edge of a bench of an open-pit mine, intended to prevent items falling over the crest.
(n) :
(Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Zealand) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.