Berth - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bɜːrθ|
Brit.
|bɜːθ|
noun
- a job in an organization (syn: billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot)
- a place where a craft can be made fast (syn: moorage, mooring, slip)
- a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers (syn: bunk)
- a place where a craft can be made fast (syn: moorage, mooring, slip)
- a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers (syn: bunk)
verb
- provide with a berth
- secure in or as if in a berth or dock (syn: moor, tie up)
- come into or dock at a wharf (syn: moor, wharf)
- secure in or as if in a berth or dock (syn: moor, tie up)
- come into or dock at a wharf (syn: moor, wharf)
Extra examples
He has a starting berth on the all-star team.
The ship was berthed at this pier.
The ship berthed at this pier.
The accommodation is very simple, consisting of berthing in two tiers in the women's ward and feeding.
Who will sleep on the upper berth?
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: berth
he/she/it: berths
present participle: berthing
past tense: berthed
past participle: berthed
I/you/we/they: berth
he/she/it: berths
present participle: berthing
past tense: berthed
past participle: berthed
noun
singular: berth
plural: berths
singular: berth
plural: berths
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