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Berth meaning

  1. Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
  2. A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

Using Berth

  • The main meaning on this page is: Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore. | A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor. | Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
  • Useful related words include: moor, mooring, line, line of work.
  • In the example corpus, berth often appears in combinations such as: playoff berth, berth in, postseason berth.

Context around Berth

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 11 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Berth

  • In this selection, "berth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, playoff, irish, auxiliary, intended and allocations stand out and add context to how "berth" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 13 million berth 17 rehabilitation, a midfield berth in the and playoff berth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "berth" sits close to words such as axe, bharat and borrowers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with berth

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A loss would have cost them a playoff berth. (9 words)

But Postecoglou had no qualms about starting the defender in his usual berth this afternoon. (15 words)

Downstream in the port’s industrial area, the $13 million Berth 17 rehabilitation is underway. (15 words)

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams. (45 words)

Facing challenges of a demanding preseason and a revamped team composition, a rusty Mohun Bagan Super Giant will be wary of in-form Abahani Limited Dhaka when they clash in Kolkata on Tuesday for a spot in the AFC Cup South Zone group berth. (44 words)

Another first-year coach, Brian Daboll, has led the Giants to a surprising berth, and they will face a Vikings team they played evenly three weeks ago until losing on Greg Joseph’s 61-yard field goal as time expired. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Jim McSporran, Port Director, Peel Ports Clydeport said: “The Irish berth is a temporary floating pontoon and acts as an auxiliary berth, intended for occasional use only.

Alex Scott, a debutant in the 2-1 defeat at home to Wolves, retains his starting berth, the midfield trio completed with Philip Billing.

A loss would have cost them a playoff berth.

Amid speculations of clashes due to ministerial berth allocations, a scribe has shared the list of portfolios that Pawar and leaders backing him have been given.

Another first-year coach, Brian Daboll, has led the Giants to a surprising berth, and they will face a Vikings team they played evenly three weeks ago until losing on Greg Joseph’s 61-yard field goal as time expired.

Arvidsson, who scored twice Friday and was part of a youth movement that propelled the Nashville Predators to a surprise berth in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, credited the hunger of younger Kings making a push behind their established core.

As the Texans square off against AFC divisional rival Tennessee Titans in their final regular season home game on Sunday, the team eyes a playoff berth for the first time in four years.

A win would’ve allowed the Buffs to play at home one more time with a berth in the NIT Final Four on the line.

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Boats must weigh no more than 15 tonnes to berth on a mooring, and visitors are responsible for ensuring that their vessel is suitably moored and does not interfere with other moorings or vessels.

But he joined the Mahagathbandhan in 2018 when the RJD helped his son Santosh Suman get a berth in the legislative council.

But Postecoglou had no qualms about starting the defender in his usual berth this afternoon.

Cessnock fell agonisingly short of a grand final berth in 2022, succumbing to eventual runners up Macquarie Scorpions in a preliminary thriller.

Depicting the daily travails of a lower-middle class Black family in Contagem, in Brazil’s state of Minas Gerais, Martins’ first solo feature, “Mars One,” scored a 2022 Sundance World Dramatic Competition berth and was Brazil’s Oscar entry.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams.

Downstream in the port’s industrial area, the $13 million Berth 17 rehabilitation is underway.

Ecuador international Cifuentes has had an unconvincing beginning to his Gers career after signing from Los Angeles FC in the summer and will vie with Ryan Jack for a midfield berth in the coming weeks.

Ekeler was the most important weapon at Justin Herbert’s disposal, helping the Chargers to a postseason berth.

Facing challenges of a demanding preseason and a revamped team composition, a rusty Mohun Bagan Super Giant will be wary of in-form Abahani Limited Dhaka when they clash in Kolkata on Tuesday for a spot in the AFC Cup South Zone group berth.

He regained his mobility and accuracy and led the Chargers to a 10-7 record and their first playoff berth since the 2018 season.

However, they may not be far off from a playoff berth, as the two teams ahead of them were Temple and Villanova, squads that the Bobcats lost hard-fought games to at crucial points last season.

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Common combinations with berth

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "berth" in a sentence?
An example: "Jim McSporran, Port Director, Peel Ports Clydeport said: “The Irish berth is a temporary floating pontoon and acts as an auxiliary berth, intended for occasional use only." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "berth" from authentic English texts.
What does "berth" mean?
Berth means: Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
What are synonyms of "berth"?
Common synonyms of "berth" include: moor, mooring, line, line of work, job, business, occupation, situation. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "berth" are there?
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