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   Berth

   /bərTH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock: "the vessel had left its berth" Similar docking siteanchoragemooring
   • 2. a fixed bed or bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport: "I'll sleep in the upper berth" Similar bunkbedbunk bedcotcouchhammocksleeping quarterssleeping accommodationcabincompartmentbilletinformal:sackpitkip
   • 3. (often in a sports context) a situation or position in an organization or event: informal "today's victory clinched a berth for the Orioles in the playoffs"

   verb

   • 1. moor (a ship) in its allotted place: "these modern ships can almost berth themselves"
   • ▪ (of a ship) dock: "the Dutch freighter berthed at the Brooklyn docks" Similar dockmoorlandtie upmake fast
   • 2. (of a passenger ship) provide a sleeping place for (someone). Similar accommodatesleepprovide beds forput uphouseshelterlodge

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘adequate sea room’): probably from a nautical use of bear1 + -th2.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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