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Meaning Of Berth

  1. n.
    Convenient sea room.
  2. n.
    A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
  3. n.
    The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
  4. n.
    An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.
  5. n.
    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.
  6. v. t.
    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.
  7. v. t.
    To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.



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