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noun

Berth n. (Also written birth)

(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.

An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. "He has a good berth."

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.

Berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck.

To give (the land or any object) a wide berth, to keep at a distance from it.

verb

Berth v. t. (past & past part. berthed; pres. part. berthing)

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.

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

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"Berth" Quotes from Famous Books

... a hit with him, Bob. That's the best and easiest berth on the ranch. Grazing's good and water plenty. You hardly have to move from one week to another. So long." And he gave the boy's hand a hearty grip. "I've wired your father of your safe arrival. When there are any letters, ...

— Bob Chester's Grit - From Ranch to Riches • Frank V. Webster

... beyond the basement, and was surmounted by an observatory and conning tower. It was divided into several compartments, that in the middle being the saloon, or common chamber. At one end there was a berth for Miss Carmichael, and at the other one for Professor Gazen and myself, with a snug little smoking cell adjoining it. Every additional cubic inch was utilised for the storage of provisions, cooking utensils, arms, books, ...

— A Trip to Venus • John Munro

... consider yourself engaged for the berth of driver, and be ready to take the coach out on ...

— Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer - The Stranger in Camp • Colonel Prentiss Ingraham

... having brought me safely thus far. I should never have got here without you. You've provided the ship itself, and, if you've not quite seen me aboard, you've attended me, ever so kindly, to the dock. Your own vessel is, all conveniently, in the next berth, and you can't desert ...

— The Golden Bowl • Henry James

... people casually, "Oh, can you tell me if I change at Kansas City?" Ask the conductor about it a few more times in the evening: a repetition of the question will ensure pleasant relations with him. Before falling asleep watch for his passage and ask him through the curtains of your berth, "Oh, by the way, did you say I changed at Kansas City?" If he refuses to stop, hook him by the neck with your walking-stick, and draw him gently to your bedside. In the morning when the train stops and a man calls, "Kansas City! All change!" approach the ...

— Literary Lapses • Stephen Leacock

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