Berth \Berth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See {Birth}.] [Also written {birth}.] 1. (Naut.) (a) Convenient sea room. (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside. (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. ``He has a good berth.'' --Totten.
3. 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.
{Berth deck}, the deck next below the lower gun deck. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
{To give} (the land or any object) {a wide berth}, to keep at a distance from it.
Berth \Berth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berthed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berthing}.] 1. 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.
2. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company. --Totten.
And modern ships are bigger and cheaper to operate; they can almost berth themselves.
More batting punch comes from 16-year-vet Baylor, whose presence often foreshadows a post-season berth.
Production is already 50 per cent above plan. Furthermore, the mine is linked by conveyor belt to a deep sea berth which means that the output can be shipped out cheaply.
The ballpark was in the limelight again this weekend as the 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-3 to clinch a Super Bowl berth.
"It would be miraculous if they made it by Friday," said spokeswoman Nancy Lush, from the St. Francis Yacht Club, where Thursday's Child will berth after reaching the finish line marked by the Golden Gate bridge.
Although Taunton has enjoyed similar gains, its offer is unlikely to appeal right now to shareholders giving a wide berth to any new issue.
It leads the ACC, and is a sure bet for another NCAA tourney berth.
In Denmark, an empty ferry sank in her berth, several towns along the west coast were flooded and fallen trees blocked roads.
BR charges Pounds 57 for a one-way ticket between London and Edinburgh, plus Pounds 25 for a sleeper berth.
Flats will have a dry berth, operated by a fork-lift truck and paid for out of the annual maintenance and security charge of Pounds 1,550 a unit.
In future, ships will be fitted together in separate steel chunks or 'modules' in dock, rather than in berth - the older, inefficient method of shipbuilding. No more building in berth means no more monster cable crane.
In future, ships will be fitted together in separate steel chunks or 'modules' in dock, rather than in berth - the older, inefficient method of shipbuilding. No more building in berth means no more monster cable crane.
Swinging moorings on a buoy in the harbour or estuary are cheaper than renting a berth in a marina; but for such a lovely spot as the Beaulieu river in Hampshire, they are still pricy, with an annual charge of Pounds 42 a foot plus VAT.
While it is in the U.S. tradition to give them a wide berth, it is by no means clear that taxpayers should have to pay for their political campaigns.
Smith said he won a berth in a semifinal contest and $5,000 before being told his appearance on "Wheel" disqualified him. Game show officials withheld the money but did award him a $1,000 quarterfinalist prize.
For that reason, both East Germany and Czechoslovakia have given radical change a wide berth.
The ship has been rusting in mud at its San Jacinto Battleground berth for 40 years.
To be sure, a number of professional investors advise giving generic-drug-company stocks a wide berth in view of the spreading scandal.
Bush's aides gave the Kansas senator wide berth. "We're prepared to accept whatever decision Bob Dole makes," said Rich Bond, the vice president's deputy campaign manager.
As well as the loss of harbour fees, rates and other oil-related payments, Nigg would face the departure of the tug boats used to berth the tankers.
Cotoneasters are given a wide berth by gardening converts (by converting they feel they have escaped from them).
The Dodgers defeated the Mets 6-0 to win the pennant and a berth in the World Series.
Robert Brandenburger, failed "to be fully cognizant of accurate sea berth water depth information." A mooring master is an independent local captain hired by vessel operators to guide large ships to offshore moorings.