Quarters vs Berth - What's the difference?
quarters | berth |
(pluralonly, military) Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
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, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
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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
As nouns the difference between quarters and berth
is that quarters is while berth is a fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc).As a verb berth is
to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth.quarters
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Noun
(head)citation, passage=“I have visited my quarters , and find them very comfortable.
berth
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
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