Berth
Berth (bẽrth) , noun
[From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See Birth.]
1.
(a) (Nautical) Convenient sea room.
(b)
(Nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
(c)
(Nautical) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
2.
An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.
He has a good berth.
3.
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.
Collocations (2)
Berth deck , the deck next below the lower gun deck. — Ham. Nav. Encyc
To give or a wide berth , to keep at a distance from it.
Berth ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
1.
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.
2.
To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company. — Totten