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
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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(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.
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