Definition of "berms" [berms]

• Plural form of berm. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berm. (verb)

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• "But in recent weeks, federal officials barred the state from dredging sand for the berms from a certain spot in the Gulf, in part out of concern that that dredging could cause environmental damage."
• "In a new book, he calls the berms "our last line of defense," and in a national television interview, he described them as a "great success.""
• "After surveying oil-stricken areas Saturday, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said the berms were the marshes 'last hope."