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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Berth \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Berth \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: berth n 1: a job in an organization or hierarchy; "he ocupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {slot}, {office}, {spot}, {place}, {situation}] 2: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage}, {slip}] 3: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: {bunk}, {built in bed}] v 1: provide with a berth 2: secure in or as if in a berth; of ships [syn: {moor}]
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