berth
Sleeping spot aboard
Berth originally meant sufficient space for a ship to maneuver, which led to its meaning of a place where a ship can dock or anchor: The ferry pulled into its berth.
From nautical use, berth extended to sleeping accommodations on ships and trains—a built-in bed or bunk.
More broadly, berth can mean any position or slot: She earned a berth on the Olympic team.
To give someone a wide berth is to keep your distance from them.
Nonsense or stacked bed
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- hammockHanging fabric bed
- stateroomPrivate cabin aboard ship
- cotPortable sleeping frame
quarters · sleeper · compartment · linens · blanket · pillow · pullman · overnight
Mooring structure at water's edge
- slipMinor error or misstep
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- wharfShip docking structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
quay · jetty · anchorage · harbor · bollard · cleat · hawser · mooring line
Private cabin aboard ship
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
cuddy · wardroom · fo'c'sle · forecastle · passenger deck · cruise cabin · porthole · steward
bunk
Nonsense or stacked bed
cot · quarters · sleeper · compartment · linens · blanket · pillow · pullman · overnight · sleeping car
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
pier · quay · jetty · anchorage · harbor · bollard · cleat · hawser · mooring line · buoy
stateroom
Private cabin aboard ship
compartment · cuddy · wardroom · fo'c'sle · forecastle · passenger deck · cruise cabin · porthole · steward
sea room
Safe clearance for vessels
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- distanceSpace between two points
space · separation · gap · clearance · standoff · margin · buffer · interval · caution
position
Location or stance
- postVertical structural beam
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- jobPaid position of employment
role · station · assignment · posting · placement · rank · billet · deckhand · officer · commission
- small dwellingstiny house, tiny home, tiny homes, tiny houses, micro apartment
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
- naval facilitiesnaval base, naval bases, naval station, naval stations, naval docks
- railcarsrailroad cars, passenger car, railcars, sleeper car, sleeping car
- LNG facilitiescryogenic storage, storage tanks, storage tank, jetty, containment system
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
berthundock
Separate from station
cast off · set sail · put to sea · departure · open water
berthfloor
Indoor walking surface
rough sleeping · deck · open air · standing room · domestic
berthunemployment
Being without paid work
joblessness · redundancy · dismissal · termination · evicting
- wide berthIntentional space for avoidance
- sleeping berthBuilt-in travel bed
- playoff berthQualification for elimination rounds
- lower berthTrain's ground-level sleeping space
- upper berthHigher sleeping platform
- ship's berth