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noun
1.
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
2.
Nautical.
a.
the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf.
b.
the distance maintained between a vessel and the shore, another vessel, or any object.
c.
the position or rank of a ship's officer.
d.
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)
5.
Nautical.
a.
to allot to (a vessel) a certain space at which to anchor or tie up.
b.
to bring to or install in a berth, anchorage, or moorage: The captain had to berth the ship without the aid of tugboats.
6.
to provide with a sleeping space, as on a train.
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Give a wide berth to
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
verb (used without object)
Idiom7.
Nautical. to come to a dock, anchorage, or moorage.
8.
give a wide berth to, to shun; remain discreetly away from: Since his riding accident, he has given a wide berth to skittish horses.
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Word Origin & History
berth
1620s, "convenient sea room" (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + noun suffix -th as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or someone) wide berth. Meaning "place on
EXPANDa ship to stow chests, room for sailors" is from 1706; extended to non-nautical situations 1778.
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