berth Antonyms

Meaning of berth

Wordnet

berth (n)

a job in an organization

a place where a craft can be made fast

a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

Wordnet

berth (v)

provide with a berth

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

come into or dock at a wharf

Webster

berth (n.)

Convenient sea room.

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

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

An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.

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.

Webster

berth (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.

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

berth Sentence Examples

  1. The ship drew alongside the berth, its gangplank lowered to the dock.
  2. The train came to a halt at its designated berth on the platform.
  3. The pilot expertly guided the plane into its berth at the airport.
  4. The submarine surfaced and took up its berth in the harbor.
  5. The weary traveler was grateful for the soft berth in the train's sleeping car.
  6. The boat was moored at the designated berth, awaiting its next voyage.
  7. The veterinarian found a suitable berth for the injured animal at the clinic.
  8. The assembly line worker moved along the conveyor belt, occupying her assigned berth.
  9. The crew secured the ship to the berth with heavy chains and ropes.
  10. The hiker set up a small berth beneath the trees for a night's rest.

FAQs About the word berth

a job in an organization, a place where a craft can be made fast, a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers, provide with a berth, secure in or as if in a bert

position, job, post, employment, spot, employ, billet, capacity, function,place

unemployment,avocation, avocation, unemployment,, joblessness,joblessness

The ship drew alongside the berth, its gangplank lowered to the dock.

The train came to a halt at its designated berth on the platform.

The pilot expertly guided the plane into its berth at the airport.

The submarine surfaced and took up its berth in the harbor.