berth

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɜːθ/
• (US) enPR: bûrth, IPA ^(key): /bɝθ/

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• Homophone: birth

Noun

Singular berth

Plural berths

1. (countable) A berth is a space for a vehicle to park.

   The bus will be parking at berth 5.

2. (countable) A berth is a fixed bunk for someone to sleep in.

   As he had an injured leg, he had to sleep in the lower berth.

Verb

Plain form berth

Third-person singular berths

Past tense berthed

Past participle berthed

Present participle berthing

1. (transitive) If you berth a vehicle, you bring it into its parking space.

   The bus berthed at the depot.