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noun

berth

1a ships allotted place at a wharf or dock:the vessel had left its berth 2a fixed bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport:Ill sleep in the upper berth[in combination]:a four-berth caravan 3 informal (often in a sporting context) a position in an organization or event:he looked at home in an unfamiliar right-back berth verb [with object] 1moor (a ship) in its allotted place:they planned to berth HMS Impregnable at Portsmouth [no object] (of a ship) dock:the ship berthed at Plymouth 2(of a passenger ship) provide a sleeping place for (someone). Phrases give someone/thing a wide berth steer a ship well clear of something while passing it:ships are advised to give the islands a wide berth stay away from someone or something:Id sworn to give women a wide berth Origin: Do not confuse birth with berth. Birth means 'the emergence of a baby from the womb' (he weighed six pounds at birth), while berth means 'a place in a harbour for a ship,' or 'a bunk in a ship or other means of transport' (a four-berth caravan).

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Quay

Definition of quay noun a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships. Derivatives quayage noun

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