berth : Idioms & Phrases
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Berth deck
- the deck next below the lower gun deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Webster 1913
Foul berth
(Naut.) , a berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vesel.
Webster 1913
lower berth
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noun the lower of two berths
lower.
WordNet
Sick berth
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noun (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
sickbay.
WordNet
- an apartment for the sick in a ship of war.
Webster 1913
To give (the land or any object) a wide berth
- to keep at a distance from it.
Webster 1913
upper berth
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noun the higher of two berths
upper.