Berth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
  2. Nautical.
    • the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf.
    • the distance maintained between a vessel and the shore, another vessel, or any object.
    • the position or rank of a ship's officer.
    • the cabin of a ship's officer.
  3. a job; position.
  4. a place, listing, or role: She clinched a berth on our tennis team.
verb (used with object)
  1. Nautical.
    • to allot to (a vessel) a certain space at which to anchor or tie up.
    • to bring to or install in a berth, anchorage, or moorage: The captain had to berth the ship without the aid of tugboats.
  2. to provide with a sleeping space, as on a train.
verb (used without object)
  1. to come to a dock, anchorage, or moorage.
Idioms
  1. to shun; remain discreetly away from: Since his riding accident, he has given a wide berth to skittish horses.
noun
  1. a bed or bunk in a vessel or train, usually narrow and fixed to a wall
  2. a place assigned to a ship at a mooring
  3. sufficient distance from the shore or from other ships or objects for a ship to manoeuvre
  4. to keep clear of; avoid
  5. accommodation on a ship
  6. a job, esp as a member of a ship's crew
verb
  1. to assign a berth to (a vessel)
  2. to dock (a vessel)
  3. to provide with a sleeping place, as on a vessel or train
  4. to pick up a mooring in an anchorage
Berth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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