Noun
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Noun
a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

Noun
a place where a craft can be made fast

Verb
come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"

Verb
secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"

Verb
provide with a berth

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n.
Convenient sea room.

n.
A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.

n.
The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.

n.
An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment.

n.
A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in.

v. t.
To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide.

v. t.
To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company.

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Berth

Berth , n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See Birth.] [Also written birth.] 1. (Naut.) (a) Convenient sea room. (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside. (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf. 2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. "He has a good berth." Totten. 3. A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in. Berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc. -- To give (the land or any object) a wide berth, to keep at a distance from it.

Berth

Berth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berthed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Berthing.] 1. To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide. 2. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company. Totten.

Convenient sea room.

To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide.