berth

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Singular
berth

Plural
berths

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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Infinitive
to berth

Third person singular
berths

Simple past
berthed

Past participle
berthed

Present participle
berthing

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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