<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car</li><li>Nautical. the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf</li><li>the distance maintained between a vessel and the shore, another vessel, or any object</li><li>the position or rank of a ship's officer</li><li>the cabin of a ship's officer</li><li>a job; position</li><li>a place, listing, or role: She clinched a berth on our tennis team</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical. to allot to (a vessel) a certain space at which to anchor or tie up</li><li>to bring to or install in a berth, anchorage, or moorage: The captain had to berth the ship without the aid of tugboats</li><li>to provide with a sleeping space, as on a train</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical. to come to a dock, anchorage, or moorage</li></ul>