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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
berth
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wide
▪ Now motorists are threatening to give Shell pumps a wide berth.
▪ The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.
▪ And villagers walking past gave the gathering a wide berth, and spat in disgust with disparaging comments.
▪ People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth.
▪ Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth.
▪ His father was taking a wide berth around the Sisters, wider than Ezra decided he might have done.
▪ We gave the crashing waves off Rubha Dubh Tighary a wide berth as the force 5 picked up from behind.
▪ Sandie gives her a wide berth.
■ NOUN
bowl
▪ Missouri clinched a bowl berth by finishing the regular season with a 7-4 record.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
give sb/sth a wide berth
▪ Sandie's been giving her a wide berth since the argument.
▪ A marabou stork was poking about nearby in a pile of rubbish, and I gave it a wide berth.
▪ Besides, in most vacation areas the locals learn to give a wide berth to tourists in their rented land yachts.
▪ Passers-by gave her a wide berth.
▪ People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth.
▪ Sandie gives her a wide berth.
▪ She saw him coming and intended to give him a wide berth.
▪ Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth.
▪ The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Bedroom with bunk beds for two. 6 to 8 berth Luxury Caravans.
▪ Finally last month, Strug earned her second consecutive Olympic berth.
▪ Sandie gives her a wide berth.
▪ Similar to plan 1. 4 to 6 berth Holiday Bungalows.
▪ The legal issues also are causing local entities giving him a wide berth.
▪ You see them in dedicated lanes, hopefully being given a wide berth by cars.
▪ Zephro Carnelian has his own interstellar craft in a berth.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Berth

Berth \Berth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See Birth.] [Also written birth.]

  1. (Naut.)

    1. Convenient sea room.

    2. A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.

    3. The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.

  2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. ``He has a good berth.''
    --Totten.

  3. 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.

    Berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck.
    --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

    To give (the land or any object) a wide berth, to keep at a distance from it.

Berth

Berth \Berth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berthed; p. pr. & vb. n. Berthing.]

  1. 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.

  2. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.
    --Totten.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
berth

1620s, "convenient sea room" (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + abstract noun suffix -th (2) as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or someone) wide berth. Meaning "place on a ship to stow chests, room for sailors" is from 1706; extended to non-nautical situations by 1778.

berth

1660s, of ships, from berth (n.). Of persons (intransitive), from 1886. Related: Berthed; berthing.

Wiktionary
berth

n. 1 A fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc). 2 room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase ''a wide berth''.) 3 A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. 4 (context nautical English) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside. 5 A job or position, especially on a ship. 6 (context sports English) position or seed in a tournament bracket. 7 (context sports English) position on the field of play vb. 1 (context transitive English) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth 2 (context transitive English) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to

WordNet
berth
  1. n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, office, spot, billet, place, situation]

  2. a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage, slip]

  3. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: bunk, built in bed]

berth
  1. v. provide with a berth

  2. secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" [syn: moor, tie up]

  3. come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" [syn: moor, wharf]

Wikipedia
Berth (album)

Berth is a live CD/DVD by American alternative rock band The Used that was released on February 6, 2007. It has since been certified gold.

Berth (sleeping)

A berth is a bed or sleeping accommodation on vehicles. Space accommodations have contributed to certain common design elements of berths.

Berth (moorings)

A berth is a designated location in a port or harbour used for mooring vessels when they are not at sea.

Berth

Berth or birthing may refer to:

Usage examples of "berth".

Chief Anareta waited in the night shadow of the Berth for his men to bring the Sugarat in.

When the swayvan with the Sugarat came around the Berth wall and cruised toward the cement modules of the police barracks, Chief Anareta stepped out of the shadows.

Mr Bedo was searching the cabin lest his wife should lie concealed in berth or locker.

And there, after some days jungle-scouting, Blas Ramos picked out a plot, giving wide berth to all privately owned land.

Khiindi mewed weakly and tried to drag himself forward, giving Shoshisha and Marl as wide a berth as possible.

When I met my messmates at supper in the berth, I was sorry to see Murphy among them.

Canal was built in an effort to re-establish the lucrative link with the river trade, as well as four deep lakestwo within the old river bed itselffor moorage and berths.

They took a pedway to the berth itself, sliding past three kilometers of other vessels, most of them Imperial, a few belonging to the Palace upper crust, the rest to licensed traders like Tritch.

It was an important game to both teams, as they fought for a playoff berth, and a tense series of downs.

She knew he was preoccupied with the upcoming Playoffs, so she had given him a wide berth.

He rattled something at the ship, and the windows were filled with views of nearby berths in the repair harbor.

They were given a standard class berth on the Scher, an inter-orbit passenger ship.

STAR TRBX LOG ONB 69 scription, dangerous characteristics, and location with Stardeet, so that any other exploring vessels that visit this sector can give it a wide berth.

The shagreen pouch disappeared from sight, and a small book that Colin had lent him on poisonous fishes was placed conspicuously in the center of Colins hateful new berth.

Lycheas had gone around to the other side of the table, giving Sparhawk a wide berth.