berth
noun
[ bəːθ ]
• a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock.
• "the vessel had left its berth"
• a fixed bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport.
• "I'll sleep in the upper berth"
Similar:
bunk,
bed,
bunk bed,
cot,
couch,
hammock,
sleeping quarters,
sleeping accommodation,
cabin,
compartment,
billet,
sack,
pit,
kip,
• (often in a sporting context) a position in an organization or event.
• "he looked at home in an unfamiliar right-back berth"
berth
verb
• moor (a ship) in its allotted place.
• "they planned to berth HMS Impregnable at Portsmouth"
• (of a passenger ship) provide a sleeping place for (someone).
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘adequate sea room’): probably from a nautical use of bear1 + -th2.
