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.
Berth (&?;), n. [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.
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