犬いぬ走ばしり

noun

berm; ledge; scarcement

A narrow strip of ground or a ledge along the base of a wall, fence, or building, often serving as a drainage path or a walkway. The term is used in architecture, civil engineering, and traditional Japanese construction.

• 城じょう壁へきの外そと側がわに犬いぬ走ばしりが設もうけられていた。

  A berm was constructed along the outside of the castle wall.

• 家いえの基き礎その周まわりに犬いぬ走ばしりを作つくって水みずはけを良よくした。

  We built a ledge around the foundation of the house to improve drainage.