berth
A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moorChiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.: A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.
» I'd like to reserve a sleeping berth.
Ich möchte einen Schlafwagenplatz reservieren.
Meaning
12 sensesChiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
(broadly)A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.
Bootssteg, Ladeplatz, Landesteg
я́корное ме́стоjákornoje mésto, ме́стоmésto, прича́лpričál
(broadly)A room in a vessel in which the officers or company mess (“eat together”) and reside; also, a room or other place in a vessel for storage.
(broadly)A place on a vessel to sleep, especially a bed on the side of a cabin.
(broadly)A job or position on a vessel.
до́лжностьdólžnostʹ, ме́стоmésto
a job in an organization
(broadly)An assigned place for a person in (chiefly historical) a horse-drawn coach or other means of transportation, or (military) in a barracks.
(broadly)A bunk or other bed for sleeping on in a caravan, a train, etc.
Koje, Schlafplatz
ко́йкаkójka, ме́стоmésto, по́лкаpólka
a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
(broadly)A place for a vehicle on land to park.
(figuratively)An appointment, job, or position, especially one regarded as comfortable or good.
(figuratively)Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space for manoeuvring or safety.
(figuratively, slang)A proper place for a thing.
(figuratively)A position or seed in a tournament bracket.
ме́стоmésto
(figuratively)A position on a field of play.
Examples
7 sentencesI'd like to reserve a sleeping berth.
deIch möchte einen Schlafwagenplatz reservieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The sailor retired to his berth early.
Whenever she sees me, she gives me a wide berth.
deImmer, wenn sie mich sieht, macht sie einen großen Bogen um mich. — al_ex_an_der
The first ships are expected to berth at the port in November.
Water depth in front of main berths is 13.5 m below CD.
deDie Wassertiefe vor den Hauptliegeplätzen beträgt 13,5 m unter SKN. — Yorwba
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English birth (“(nautical) bearing away or off, clearThe noun is derived from Late Middle English birth (“(nautical) bearing away or off, clearance, berth”). Further etymology uncertain, but probably from beren (“to carry (away), bear”) + -th (suffix denoting a condition, quality, state of being, etc., forming nouns); if so, the English word is analysable as bear + -th (suffix forming nouns from verbs), and is a piecewise doublet of birth.
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