Definition of berth

• n. - Convenient sea room.
• n. - A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
• n. - The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
• n. - An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.
• n. - 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.
• 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.
• v. t. - To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.
• n. - Convenient sea room.
• n. - A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
• n. - The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
• n. - An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.
• n. - 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.
• 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.
• v. t. - To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.