meaning of berth
1. Convenient sea room.
2. A room in which a number of the officers or ships company mess and reside.
3. The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
4. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ships company.
8. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
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Related Words
berth | bertha | berthage | berthed | berthierite | berthing | bertholletia | bertholletia excelsa |
