BERTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of berth in English

(Definition of berth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of berth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of berth

berth
The hut sleeps up to 24 in six small bunkrooms redolent of train berths from a bygone era.
That leads to a high point, with a near-playoff berth lost on a tiebreakcer in a 10-6 season in 2017.
It will be a huge game if a playoff berth is on the line.
The lab's robot arm, bottom left, latched on and pulled the freighter in for berthing.
From CBS News
The berth would include 500,000 square meters for storing shipping containers, at a cost of $200 million.
Staff members convert vintage cabins with banquette sofas with footstools into bedrooms with upper and lower berths while the passengers dine on their evening meal.
But the dearth of at-large berths will alter the feel and the possibilities of the tournament.
A heavy atom will take a wide berth around the bend; a light atom will turn sharply.
Sure women can be assigned to any ship as long as there is berthing available and, for enlisted women, the rating is needed.
From TIME
There's an empty berth on it just waiting for you.
They purchased it in 2011 and it will be six years and counting this spring with no playoff berths.
That doesn't mean we can't compete for a postseason berth.
They're fenders, not bumpers, used to cushion a vessel when berthing.
Tugs are the workhorses of the harbor, guiding larger boats and barges to berths -- often around hazards above and below the water's surface.
Four employees were evacuated and large cargo ships were asked to move away from nearby berths, she said.
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Translations of berth

in Chinese (Traditional)
(船、火車等上的)床鋪, (船隻在碼頭的)泊位, (船)停泊…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(船、火车等上的)床铺, (船只在码头的)泊位, (船)停泊…
in Spanish
litera, atracar, camarote…
in Portuguese
cama, ancorar, beliche…
in more languages
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in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
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in Russian
kuşet, yatak, ranza…
couchette, poste d’amarrage, amarrer…
slaapplaats, aanlegplaats, aanleggen…
lůžko, lehátko, kabina…
køje, kajplads, lægge til kaj…
kabin, tempat kapal berlabuh, merapat…
ที่นอนในเรือ, ท่าจอดเรือ, จอดเรือ…
giường ngủ trên tàu thuỷ, chỗ tàu đậu ở bến, bỏ neo…
koja, miejsce sypialne lub do leżenia, miejsce postoju…
koj[plats], kajplats, ankarplats…
tempat tidur, pelabuhan, berlabuh…
die Koje, der Liegeplatz, vor Anker legen…
køye, soveplass, bryggeplass…
койка, якірна стоянка, місце причалу…
койка, причал…
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