BERTH

Berth

The word berth was originally used to describe beds and sleeping accommodation on boats and ships and has now been extended to refer to similar facilities on trains, aircraft, buses and trucks.

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berth

Noun

  1. A fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc).
  2. Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
  3. A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
  4. A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
  5. A job or position, especially on a ship.
  6. Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
  7. position on the field of play

Verb

  1. to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
  2. to assign a berth (bunk or position) to


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