Definition of Berth

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Definition of Berth

Berth

Convenient sea room.

A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.

The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.

An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.

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.

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.

To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.

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Berth Translations

berth in French is atterrissage
berth in German is Koje
berth in Italian is abbordo
berth in Norwegian is ankerplass
berth in Spanish is litera
berth in Swedish is koj, ankarplats

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