Berm vs. Knoll

Bermnoun

A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope

Knollnoun

A small mound or rounded hill.

Bermnoun

A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath

Knollnoun

A knell.

Bermnoun

A terrace formed by wave action along a beach

Knollverb

(transitive) To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell.

Bermnoun

A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation

Knollverb

(ambitransitive) To sound (something) like a bell; to knell.

Bermnoun

A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification

Knollverb

To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles.

Bermnoun

A strip of land between a street and sidewalk

Knollnoun

A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.

‘On knoll or hillock rears his crest,Lonely and huge, the giant oak.’;

Bermverb

To provide something with a berm

Knollnoun

The tolling of a bell; a knell.

Bermnoun

A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.

Knollverb

To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.

‘Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours.’;

Bermnoun

A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank.

Knollverb

To sound, as a bell; to knell.

‘For a departed being's soulThe death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll.’;

Bermnoun

a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope

Knollnoun

a small natural hill

Bermnoun

narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

Bermnoun

a flat strip of land, raised bank, or terrace bordering a river or canal.

Bermnoun

a path or grass strip beside a road.

Bermnoun

an artificial ridge or embankment, such as one built as a defence against tanks

‘berms of shovelled earth’;

Bermnoun

a narrow space between a ditch and the base of a parapet.

Berm

A berm is a level space, shelf, or raised barrier (usually made of compacted soil) separating areas in a vertical way, especially part-way up a long slope. It can serve as a terrace road, track, path, a fortification line, a border/separation barrier for navigation, good drainage, industry, or other purposes.