Width vs Berth - What's the difference?
width | berth |
The state of being wide.
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
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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
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, date=December 29
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, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
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In sports|lang=en terms the difference between width and berth
is that width is (sports) the use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other while berth is (sports) position on the field of play.As nouns the difference between width and berth
is that width is the state of being wide 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.width
English
Noun
(wikipedia width) (en noun)- Manchester United like to play with width .
citation, page= , passage=England looked to put width on the ball after the restart, Armitage very nearly going over in the corner only for the video referee to decide his foot was in touch. But Armitage did get on the score-sheet five minutes later, Ben Foden straightening and putting the London Irish man in. }}
Synonyms
* (extent or measure of how broad or wide something is) breadthberth
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)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.}}