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berth
v. move into berth; dock at a wharf; distribute berth
 
n. bed (in a train or vehicle); place where a ship is anchored


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Berth
For The Used's second CD/DVD compilation see Berth. The term berth is used to describe a bed on a boat or a location in a port or harbour used specifically for  mooring vessels while not at sea (or as a verb to describe bringing a vessel alongside - to berth) or for describing playoff positions for teams with no initial competition in sports.
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berth
Noun
1. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
(synonym) position, post, office, spot, billet, place, situation
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(hyponym) academicianship
2. a place where a craft can be made fast
(synonym) mooring, moorage, slip
(hypernym) anchorage, anchorage ground
3. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
(synonym) bunk, built in bed
(hypernym) bed
(hyponym) lower berth, lower
Verb
1. provide with a berth
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) mooring, moorage, slip
2. secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
(synonym) moor, tie up
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) wharf
(derivation) mooring, moorage, slip
3. come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
(synonym) moor, wharf
(hypernym) dock
(derivation) mooring, moorage, slip


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Berth
(v. t.)
To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide.
  
 
(v. t.)
To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.
  
 
(n.)
The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
  
 
(n.)
Convenient sea room.
  
 
(n.)
An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.
  
 
(n.)
A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
  
 
(n.)
A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in.
  

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Berth
(See also Wharfage) 1) A specific segment of wharfage where a ship ties up alongside at a pier, quay, wharf, or other structure that provides a breasting surface for the vessel. Typically, this structure is a stationary extension of an improved shore and intended to facilitate the transfer of cargo or passengers. (MARAD1)

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