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Synonyms for berth

Grammar : Noun
Spell : burth
Phonetic Transcription : bɜrθ

Top 10 synonyms for berth
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Définition of berth

Origin :
  • 1620s, "convenient sea room" (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + abstract noun suffix -th (2) as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or someone) wide berth. Meaning "place on a ship to stow chests, room for sailors" is from 1706; extended to non-nautical situations by 1778.
  • noun harbor; bunk
  • noun position of responsibility
Example sentences :
  • I'm sorry for you an' the crew,' says he, 'an' I wisht I hadn't took the berth.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The ships did not get clear without some trouble, and we thought it wisest to shift our berth.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • We thought it best to give these dare-devils a berth, and so we left them.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The schooner ahead of us had to cut, and she shifted her berth outside of us.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • When we reached New York, our chief mate left us, and I was offered the berth.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I had got to be first-captain of the forecastle, a berth I held to the end of the cruise.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • All this was done, I getting a berth from which I could see the female.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • So far all was well, and I began to look about me for a berth.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • After sounding me for some time, he inquired if I had any berth.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • On his berth lay a letter addressed to her, and another to me.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

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