berth
noun
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
had berthed
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past perfectof berth.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He was one of those officials called berthing-masters—not the one who had berthed us, but another, who, apparently, had been busy securing a steamer at the other end of the dock.
From The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad
Wilbur and Charlie had berthed forward during that night—Charlie with the hands, Wilbur in the Captain's hammock.
From Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris
A Dai Nippon had berthed a few hours previously, and here was its crew, flinging their wages fast over the fan-tan tables, or letting it go at Chausa-Bazee or Pachassee.
From Nights in London by Thomas Burke
