Berthing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The arrangement of berths in a ship; the berths collectively.
  • noun. The exterior planking of a ship's side above the sheer-strake, designated as the berthing of the quarter-deck, of the poop, or of the forecastle, as the case may be; the bulwark.
  • noun. The rising or working up of the planks of a ship's side.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of berth.
  • noun. The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
  • noun. An instance of a ship being brought to rest at some docking facility.
  • noun. A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
  • Word Usage
    "a public dock for short-term berthing of visiting vessels."
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