position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
(noun) a job in an organization; “he occupied a post in the treasury”
berth, bunk, built in bed
(noun) a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
mooring, moorage, berth, slip
(noun) a place where a craft can be made fast
moor, berth, wharf
(verb) come into or dock at a wharf; “the big ship wharfed in the evening”
moor, berth, tie up
(verb) secure in or as if in a berth or dock; “tie up the boat”
berth
(verb) provide with a berth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
berth (plural berths)
A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).
Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
(nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
A job or position, especially on a ship.
(sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
(sports) position on the field of play
berth (third-person singular simple present berths, present participle berthing, simple past and past participle berthed)
(transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
(transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to
Source: Wiktionary
Berth, n. Etym: [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See Birth.] [Also written birth.]
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.
2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. "He has a good berth." Totten.
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. 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.
Berth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berthed; p. pr. & vb. n. Berthing.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
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