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 Definitions of berth  [ɜrθ]  

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Definition of 'berth' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) berth
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a railroad car.

2.  berth
a space allotted for a ship to dock or lie at anchor.

3.  berth
a safe distance, as between a vessel and the shore.

4.  berth
a job; place.

5. (v.t.) berth
to allot a berth to (a ship).

6.  berth
to bring to or install in a berth or moorage.

7. (v.i.) berth
to come to a dock or moorage.

8.  berth
give a wide berth to, to keep a careful distance from; shun.

Etymology:  (1615–25)

Definition of 'berth' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"

2. (noun) mooring, moorage, berth, slip
a place where a craft can be made fast

3. (verb) berth, bunk, built in bed
a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

4. (verb) berth
provide with a berth

5. (verb) moor, berth, tie up
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
"tie up the boat"

6. (verb) moor, berth, wharf
come into or dock at a wharf
"the big ship wharfed in the evening"


Definition of 'berth' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) berth
convenient sea room

2. (noun) berth
a room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside

3. (noun) berth
the place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf

4. (noun) berth
an allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment

5. (noun) 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

6. (verb) berth
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

7. (verb) berth
to allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company


Translation of 'berth' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a sleeping-place in a ship etc.

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Brazilian flag Brazilian: beliche Czech flag Czech: lůžko, lehátko, kabina German flag German: die Koje
Danish flag Danish: køje Greek flag Greek: κουκέτα Spanish flag Spanish: camarote, litera
Estonian flag Estonian: magamiskoht Farsi flag Farsi: تخت خواب Finnish flag Finnish: makuupaikka
French flag French: couchette Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִיטַת תָּא Hindi flag Hindi: शायिका
Croatian flag Croatian: brodski ležaj Hungarian flag Hungarian: hálóhely Indonesian flag Indonesian: kabin
Icelandic flag Icelandic: svefnpláss, koja Italian flag Italian: cuccetta Japanese flag Japanese: 寝台
Korean flag Korean: 배, 열차 등의) 침대 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gultas Latvian flag Latvian: koja; guļvieta
Malay flag Malay: tempat tidur Dutch flag Dutch: slaapplaats Norwegian flag Norwegian: køye, soveplass
Polish flag Polish: koja Persian flag Persian: تخت خواب Pashto flag Pashto: كټ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: beliche Romanian flag Romanian: cuşetă Russian flag Russian: койка
Slovak flag Slovak: ležadlo, lôžko; kabína, k Slovenian flag Slovenian: kabina Serbian flag Serbian: ležaljka na brodu
Swedish flag Swedish: koj[plats] Thai flag Thai: ที่นอนในเรือ Turkish flag Turkish: kuşet, ranza, yatak
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Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giường ngủ trên tàu thuỷ Chinese flag Chinese: 住舱,卧铺

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