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Berth vs Berthing - What's the difference?

berth | berthing |

In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between berth and berthing

is that berth is (nautical) a room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside while berthing is (nautical) an instance of a ship being brought to rest at some docking facility.

As nouns the difference between berth and berthing

is that berth is a fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc) while berthing is (obsolete|nautical) the planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.

As verbs the difference between berth and berthing

is that berth is to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth while berthing is .

berth

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc).
  • Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth .)
  • A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
  • (nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
  • A job or position, especially on a ship.
  • (sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
  • (sports) position on the field of play
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
  • , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Olivier Giroud then entered the fray and Walcott reverted to his more familiar berth on the right wing, quickly creating his side's fifth goal by crossing for Giroud to send a plunging header into the net from close range.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
  • to assign a berth (bunk or position) to
  • berthing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
  • (nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to rest at some docking facility.
  • A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
  • Anagrams

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