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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
berth \berth\ b~erth, n. from the root of bear to produce,
like birth nativity. see birth. also written birth.
1913 webster
1. naut.
a convenient sea room.
b a room in which a number of the officers or ship's
company mess and reside.
c the place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or
at a wharf.
1913 webster
2. an allotted place; an appointment; situation or
employment. "he has a good berth." --totten.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck. --ham.
nav. encyc.
to give the land or any object a wide berth, to keep at
a distance from it.
1913 webster
see also:
birth birth berth deck to give a wide berth
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Berth, definition of term: Berth
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