berth

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Etymology [edit]

Origin obscure, but apparently from Middle English *berth (bearing, carriage), equivalent to bear +‎ -th.

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Noun [edit]

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.
  6. (sports) position on the field of play

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Verb [edit]

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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