berthnoun [ C ]
uk/bɜːθ/us/bɝːθ/a bed in a boat, train, etc., or a place for a ship or boat to stay in a port:
She booked a berth on the ferry from Palermo to Naples.
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- rudder
- sail
- tiller
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Railways: trains & parts of trains
Beds & parts of beds
berthverb [ I or T ]
uk/bɜːθ/us/bɝːθ/If a ship or boat berths or if you berth it somewhere, it is tied up and stays in that place:
The ship berthed at Sydney.
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Arriving & departing by boat or ship
- anchor
- cast
- cast off
- dock
- land
- landing
- launch
- launcher
- moor
- sail
- sea
- shove
- shove off!
- weigh