berth
noun
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
berths
Example Sentences
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Satellites can help identify ships at berths in the Gulf and then in areas beyond the strait where ship-to-ship transfers occur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Hundreds of metres of berths sat empty and towering gantry cranes stood idle as a skeleton crew conducted maintenance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Five teams from the section have received berths in the highest division over the last 14 years, but none since Fairfax in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
That in itself is not an unusual number, as ships routinely wait their turn to load or unload at port berths in the region.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
The great ships of Boston which had been bringing wealth for over a hundred years were idle at their berths.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
