/ bɜːθ; NAmE bɜːrθ/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
a place to sleep on a ship or train, or in a caravan / camper
SYN bunk
2.
a place where a ship or boat can stop and stay, usually in a harbour
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IDIOMS
see wide adjective
■ verb
to put a ship in a berth or keep it there; to sail into a berth :
[ vn ]
The ship is berthed at Southampton.
[also v ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense adequate space at sea ): probably from a nautical use of the verb bear + -th .