berthing

Meaning of berthing

noun
  1. the action or process of mooring a ship in its allotted place.
    as soon as the berthing was complete, they went ashore
  2. accommodation for ships in berths.
    there were more than 12 miles of berthing
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. moor (a ship) in its allotted place.
    they planned to berth HMS Impregnable at Portsmouth
  2. (of a passenger ship) provide a sleeping place for (someone).

early 17th century (in the sense ‘adequate sea room’): probably from a nautical use of bear1 + -th2.

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Hyphenation of berthing

berthing

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • berthing is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

berthing synonyms

Meaning (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for:

accommodate

Meaning be in a state of sleep; be asleep:

sleep

Meaning provide with shelter or accommodation:

house

Meaning protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather:

shelter

Meaning present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities:

lodge

Anagrams of berthing

brighten, bringeth

Words that rhyme with berthing

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