berth

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bû(r)th, IPA: /bɜː(r)θ/, SAMPA: /b3:(r)T/
• Homophones: birth

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berth (plural berths)

1. A fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc).
2. Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
3. A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
4. A job or position, especially on a ship.
5. (sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.

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to berth (third-person singular simple present berths, present participle berthing, simple past and past participle berthed)

1. (transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
2. (transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to

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