Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The arrangement of berths in a ship; the berths collectively.
- noun The exterior planking of a ship's side above the sheer-strake, designated as the berthing of the quarter-deck, of the poop, or of the forecastle, as the case may be; the bulwark.
- noun The rising or working up of the planks of a ship's side.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
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- verb Present participle of
berth . - noun obsolete, nautical The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer
strake . - noun nautical An instance of a ship being brought to rest at some docking facility.
- noun A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
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Examples
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a public dock for short-term berthing of visiting vessels.
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S. WADDLE: They stayed on board, the husbands and wives were berthed, and our 21-men berthing, which is in the lower level part.
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S. WADDLE: They stayed on board, the husbands and wives were berthed, and our 21-men berthing, which is in the lower level part.
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He was one of those officials called berthing-masters -- not the one who had berthed us, but another, who, apparently, had been busy securing a steamer at the other end of the dock.
The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890
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If body disposal must be abandoned assets will go to underground "berthing" or "birthing" centers where a new bill of rights will be written.
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Other remaining projects - including finishing spaces that will support the carrier's yet-to-be-assigned air wing, such as berthing and work spaces designed for aircraft electronic and mechanical repairs - will not be completed until after the post-shakedown availability.
unknown title 2009
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This would enable the launch of an Orion and an expendable orbital work platform that includes an EVA airlock, a remote manipulator arm and the necessary berthing equipment as well as the replacement components on shuttle-style payload racks.
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“We thought about erecting a few more buildings, adding more space for berthing and labs, but we decided we could hold out until it was time to move.”
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Guillet says the city, which controls most of the area's desirable waterfront, wanted $1,000 a day for berthing privileges.
Sunken Ferry Deal 2011
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Then they walked down the passageway towards the berthing area.
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