Berth

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Convenient sea room.

II. Berth ·noun An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.

III. Berth ·noun The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.

IV. Berth ·noun A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.

V. Berth ·vt To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.

VI. Berth ·vt 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.

VII. Berth ·noun 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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