ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Berthing

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Berthing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of berth.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of berth.

More Meanings

  1. (nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
  2. A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
  3. (obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.

Word Forms

Antonyms for berthing

Common opposites include unberthing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mooring, moorage, slot, place, bunk, slip.

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