How To Use Berth In A Sentence

With larger 'coach-built' motorhomes - usually two- to six-berth - the living area is built around an existing chassis and cab. Times, Sunday Times
As soon as she was alongside and made fast I went on board and had a good look at her interior, not forgetting to inscribe my name legibly on the most conveniently situated locker in the midshipmen's berth, after which I watched the operation of shipping and stowing her ballast. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy
Assisting a cargo vessel approach its berth she got into difficulties and capsized.
We will now provide two finger wharves with 20 public berths and you'll see a total revamp.
I don't think Bertha would appreciate your particular brand of sympathy.

If winds increased to gale force, we would have had to leave the berth. The Sun
Each leg involved an overnight in berths made up by Tokimo and meals he cooked.
Wark's job as a plater is to cut and shape the steel, while McArdle's is to put the structure in place on the berth before the welders come along and join the steel blocks together.
This new website can book them a berth in a marina, get them an insurance quote and identify the nearest marine surveyor.
Both passengers and crew are showing suspected symptoms of the vomiting bug on board the Transocean Tours operated Marco Polo, which is berthed in Invergordon, Easter Ross. Undefined
Story Editor: He's a youngster of German origin who was studying under the father of modern rocketry (Hermann) Oberth.
Each stateroom would then have been about 7 feet long fore and aft and could have contained four athwartship berths. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80
For some reason best known to whoever it was, a lifebuoy on Abbeyside strand was taken from its berthing and shamelessly burned.
The largest ship of its kind in the world, the new superferry berthed at the new ferry terminal, just after 8am yesterday following her overnight voyage from Rotterdam.
As she got used to the testing conditions, she pushed through to the third and final qualifying position, denying her opponent of a semi-final berth.
She will flirt with and hug men in the pub but she gives me a wide berth. The Sun
And it has yet to find a suitable berth in the West End. Times, Sunday Times
Fire crews dealt with the blaze before attending to a diesel spillage at Narberth Bridge and making the road safe after an accident involving two cars at Robeston Wathen.
Fishermen last week reached the 20-ton limit on white steenbras two months into the October-to-May season and have been told to "throw them back into the water" if they catch any, Lamberth told AFP. ANC Daily News Briefing
Keilberth's stereo sound and somewhat fleeter interpretation though no Böhm or Boulez tip the scales in his favor in my opinion. Archive 2007-07-01
Strategically located naval bases capable of berthing the carriers would also have to be constructed, adding to the already burdensome bill.
Not all plants should be pruned in February or March, though - evergreens or plants just about to burst into bloom are best given a wide berth.
A man appears silently and puts a pile of thin books on one of the berths in our compartment.
That song, “Eli, Eli,” a dramatic arietta, became an immediate favorite and soon became a featured solo by Bertha Kalich and many other female performers of the day, even some in the general entertainment field. Jewish Women and Jewish Music in America.
The berthing piers would remain as a permanent feature of the development of tourism in St Lucia.
Stowing away his "dunnage," therefore, in the after deck - house, and flinging his bedding into the berth which he selected for his own occupation, he quickly rejoined the mate, who furnished him with book and pencil, and stationed him at the after hatchway to take account of everything which passed down that receptacle. The Missing Merchantman
There is a navigation station between the head and the settee and a double quarter berth cabin aft along the port side.
The Reds and Rockies played that "nothing to lose" role, while St. Louis was the NL's big second-half team — like Oakland, a "chugger" — roaring past the sinking Cubs for a playoff berth. USATODAY.com - Mets may be in position to 'chug' into playoffs
Married couples and children under 14 were in the centre of the lower decks, with the single women and girls in the after-berths, and the single males and boys in the fore part of the ship.
Penberthy's initial decision to put the poems in chronological sequence of composition established a solid reference point, a relatively easy plan to conceive and a very hard one to carry out.
The chase for a premium berth in the finals has really turned up the heat in local cricket with all four sides remaining in the hunt, based on last Saturday's play.
She is wearing her original dainty lawn dress with lace edged bertha collar, pigeon breast front and matched underwear.
Its members have been checking underwater structures and helping the Coast Guard patrol the harbor whenever a cruise liner berths.
Justin has an upper berth on one of two sets of bunk beds that take up most of the tiny room.
The Panthers posted a 6-2 victory against No. 8 Moon in the quarterfinals, then earned a title berth with a convincing 14-2 win against No. 4 seed Belle Vernon Area in the semifinals. Post-gazette.com - News
Luckily I got a reserved berth and the train left for Kolkatta on schedule.
Over 100 three and four-masted sailing ships will be berthed on the quayside here for over a week.
He must have lost his head a little for Robert's mother was called Berthe in the first act and Rosalie in the third. Musical Memories
Previously, unacquainted passengers could find themselves sharing a ‘double’ berth of only eighty-eight centimetres in width.
“We thought about erecting a few more buildings, adding more space for berthing and labs, but we decided we could hold out until it was time to move.” Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony
Experts from the government, port and bridge administration made the final arrangements to berth the ship after several discussions.
The dog was flopped across the bottom of the berth, his head hanging over the edge of the berth, pink tongue lolling. CORMORANT
On March 16 the vessel was refloated and berthed at Cartagena.
There are equally ambitious plans to turn the former docks into a new berth for cruise liners, injecting £40m of tourism income into the economy.
Like she was a difficult but lovely new boat he'd just successfully berthed. THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE
A number of non-berth seats were adjustable to a full-down position with fold-out foot stools Pan Am coined as ‘Sleeperettes.’
If the proposal passes, it could start supplying new textbooks in dialects next year, says Ivo Berther, a cantonal official. Swiss Effort to Save a Language Opens a Rift
They both stood at the rail as the gangway was eventually raised and the ship was nudged out of its berth.
She has even a bath-room -- a main cabin with two cabins off it, your man could berth in the fo'c'sle which is big enough for twenty like him. The Beach of Dreams
Lookee, at lock-up hour, Ill return and bring ye upstairs to himBut ye must stay a night in his cell, for I am under needcessity to carry the keys to the captain for the night, and I cannot let you out again until morningthen Ill visit the wards half an hour earlier than usual, and ye may get out, and be snug in your ain berth when the captain gangs his rounds. Chapter LVII
That should provide a comfortable berth for viewing some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The Sun
A few weeks before departing from England, while in London, I was careful to purchase a ticket, and secure a berth for returning home, in the "Cambria" -- the steamer in which I left the United States -- paying therefor the round sum of forty pounds and nineteen shillings sterling. My Bondage and My Freedom. By Frederick Douglass. With and Introduction. By James M`Cune Smith.
He earned a berth on the World team in the All-Star Game and received the ultimate plaudit from coach Darryl Sutter, who appraised Nabokov's play by admitting that, ‘I don't worry about our goaltending.’
We slept over in the cabin and I was given an upper berth in one of the rooms.
Depending on the cabins, there are queen berths, twins, or upper/lowers.
Bertha would eventually become the dutiful and submissive spouse.
It's an attraction in itself to rise early in the morning to watch the enormous luxury liners taxiing into a berth at the wharf near the bauxite terminal.
Peidiwch a disgwyl i'r Cymry sydd wedi brwydro yn hir a chaled i gael sianel Gymraeg ei haberthu hi ar allor dwy-ieithrwydd. Archive 2008-07-01
Quartered at the southern end of the Philadelphia waterfront, Willing operated a countinghouse, warehouse, a retail store, and below those, a wharf, berth to his several square-rigged frigates. Robert Morris
This year his performances have been inconsistent but his semi-final berth at a recent tournament show he is approaching peak form just in time.
A short walk brings you to the private lakeshore, which would be suitable for berthing a small craft.
These it gave a wide berth, wary of any head-on confrontation with the regime.
He was spot on with the boot with another two place kicks and a further one-pointer to ensure a berth to the next round.
The berthing piers would remain as a permanent feature of the development of tourism in St Lucia.
No one in my family looks even the smallest bit Native American (save for a cousin who is addicted to tanning — but she looks more orange than Native American), yet we are all registered members of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Arikara, and Hidatsu) which within the federally-recognized Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The Volokh Conspiracy » AZ Boycott and the Constitution:
Unobserved, he took the vacant upper berth of a crowded compartment and overheard the loud conversation of a group of British officers.
Zephro Carnelian has his own interstellar craft in a berth.
Needless to say, we gave the dugite a wide berth.
The men in blue were looking to seal the semi-finals berth of World Cup cricket against Sri Lanka.
Zesco who are yet to concede a goal earned the second round berth after eliminating PAS Mates 4-0 on aggregate.
Sickert may profitably be compared with Boudin, Jongkind, and Berthe Since Cézanne
A typical layout includes a dinette aft and to port that converts to a small double berth, a settee on the opposite side of the cabin from the dinette and a galley forward of the dinette.
Concerns for privacy of information, protection against cyberattacks, cybertheft and the safeguarding of proprietary information have shifted the focus of technology spending to these areas.
Hempfield earned its title berth with a 40-31 win against Albert Gallatin (4-3). Post-gazette.com - News
Although we were berthed in tourist class, there didnt seem any problem with us having the run of the ship.
He makes his berth an Aladdin’s lamp, and lays him down in it; so that in the pitchiest night the ship’s black hull still houses an illumination. Moby Dick; or the Whale
First, there is evidence to suggest that when overtaking, motorists give a wider berth to cyclists not wearing a helmet. Times, Sunday Times
Again, this would enable pedestrians to give them a wide berth. Times, Sunday Times
The pagoda has probably been scattered to the four winds of heaven, and the ship on which I journeyed from Ireland to Cathay is lying on the corals, with mermaids sleeping in its berths and swimming in and out the portholes. The Blue Cat of Castle Town
Schoolchildren from Whitby Music Centre played as the crew anchored the ship and ropes were thrown on shore to secure HM Bark Endeavour in its berth for the next two months.
West Shamokin earned its title berth with victories against Leechburg (25-4, 25-10, 25-11), Post-gazette.com - News
Another big call centred on the choice of D'Arcy ahead of Wallace (who has the consolation of covering the out-half berth) at first centre. IrishExaminer.com
She spent more than five hours in the cold waters of Gare Loch, concealing herself from police launches and searchlights and penetrating the floating barrier surrounding the berth.
The semi-final berths were secured by the top ranked teams from each of the four regional areas who now progress through to the business end of the tournament.
While this haggling for coveted posts and berths is going on in political circles, the common people are watching the developments with bated breath.
I gave the car a wide berth as it began to smoulder, and hailed a taxi.
Miss Bertha Bowlong, who was governess to the KAISER in the late "sixties," is shortly about to publish her reminiscences of her now all-too-notorious pupil. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916
Presently it is difficult to locate a mooring to berth a boat for the night, let alone find one to tie to while diving.
Why, they took him down to the cock-pit, as they called the midshipmen's berth on the lower deck, where we're going now," replied the Captain, leading the way down the companion and an interminable series of other ladders afterwards, as if they were descending to the kelson, the space getting all the narrower and darker as they went down. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel
The berths of the nations run athwartship, or north and south as the great ark is anchored. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876
Time consumed by the vessel in moving from loading or discharge port anchorage to her loading or discharge berth, discharging ballast water or slops, will not count as used laytime.
Included in the price are two nights' accommodation berthed in Amsterdam and one night in Volendam, buffet breakfast on board, twin-bedded en suite cabin, a visit to Delft, return coach travel and ferry crossings.
Check the sleeping arrangements carefully: There's usually a mix of larger cabins with full beds and tiny compartments with upper and lower berths.
In my upper berth, there were a couple times when I was sure that we'd derailed.
Prices should be around £120-£165pp return for daytime travel, and £165-£200 return for overnight in a six-berth couchette. Pre-season ski news
The shortage of sheltered safe berthing forces commercial craft to moor off in stormy conditions with potentially hazardous transfers in open boats.
By Thursday I will assess my progress, and I might make a bertha collar (with lace trim) to dress up an existing calico dress.
Lower mooring fees and a shorter waiting time for berths are other draws. Times, Sunday Times
It seems trainers and jockeys have concluded they cannot win from the wide berths. The Sun
Achieving a semi-final berth for some is a huge achievement.
As soon as they berthed, the boxes of fish and shellfish would be transferred to Fred Hall's freezer sheds near the quay. THE BOOK LADY
A deep-toned booming note came then from the hills, commencing like the warning siren of a space liner approaching its berth and swelling to a bombilation of ear-shattering sound that set the steel of the _Nomad's_ hull vibrating and their very flesh and bones a-tingle. Creatures of Vibration
The highest cliffs in Europe are a short distance from the pier where he berths his vessel.
For the first five years the standard layout consisted of opposing settees forward with a drop-leaf table between which formed a dinette or double berth.
He had figured on commandeering the pilot berth but the Airedale had already reclaimed territorial rights, now snoozing peacefully. CORMORANT
Within an hour, a huge crowd had gathered to watch it enter the new harbour and berth at the quay.
Bertha likes to chase after butterflies in the flowers.
He usually gives a virtuoso performance for which the Method school, but not Berthold Brecht, would have given him high marks As a TV performer, he leaves the critics batting for him at best, and horribly confused at worst.
And why should people be allowed to reserve themselves an eternal berth in a council cemetery for a few hundred pounds? Times, Sunday Times
A ship inside the backlot is a near full-sized model of the Manuia berthed at nearby Miramar wharf.
Bay got down on her knees, felt beneath a broken-down series of berths. FLOATING CITY
Six passengers can be berthed on the lower deck.
It launches two new liners next year and if your suggestion is chosen, you win a berth on the ship 's inaugural voyage. The Sun
The superstructure of the ferry ‘Norse Viking’ started to vibrate gently as below the engines and thrusters of the huge ship began to drive her into reverse and alongside the berth.
On one ship I shared a stateroom with three other women and slept in an upper bunk-still far less crowded conditions than enlisted berthing.
The team managed to be in focus for a final berth till that thrashing by Australia, which won 8-3.
Really mid blowing article. well done ....... big bertha Big bertha was the first to go
The thing that has limited our ability to put women to sea has been the time and cost to modify the berthing compartments on existing ships.
I don't think Bertha would appreciate your particular brand of sympathy.
I wonder why she decided to give this one a wide berth? The Sun
He was responsible for securing the fenders and stowing mooring ropes when the vessel left berth.
The hosts had failed to win a berth in the mega event despite being given two chances.
After World War I, Oberth studied physics at the University of Munich, where he realized that the key to space travel was the development of multistage rockets.
Washington, Sept. 23, 1900; p. Benjamin Lewis and Bertha Rosenthal (Harding); football; track team; Phi Soc.; employee T.C. Thompson constr. co., Alumni History of the University of North Carolina
This layout provided a stateroom with a double berth forward followed by a similar head and galley, although moved slightly forward, and main saloon aft with opposing settees.
The 1974-75 Pistons were desperate to clinch a playoff berth in their next-to-last game of the season, and they did by defeating Chicago at Cobo Arena, 97-89.
It took a crushing 6-0 victory on the last day of the Group 3 campaign to clinch their berth at the finals.
During early 2000, the system was used to guide a large ship to its berth in the harbour at Genoa, Italy.
Abaft the foremast, and between it and the main hatch, stood a deck-house, the fore part of which constituted the berthage for the steerage passengers, while the after-part consisted of The Cruise of the "Esmeralda"
Bertha, “an assured one; and he will little thank any who obstructs my free passage to him;” and therewithal showing a little case, in which the signet of the Count of Paris was enclosed, “I will trust it in your hands,” she said, “if you promise not to open it, but to give me free access to the noble leader of the crusaders.” Count Robert of Paris
If shiny fixed grins and singalong tunes aren't your cup of tea, give this a wide berth.
The dogs gave each other quite a wide berth, they were pretty dismissive of each other. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
Later, as soon as I was relieved, I hurried down to the 'prentice's berth. The Ghost Pirates: Chapter 2
Alexander Artemev, a world bronze-medal winner in pommel horse, even struggled on the event, which probably cost him an Olympic berth. Hamm and Horton selected to Olympic gymnastics squad
If you're in Scandinavia, try booking a sleeping berth - called a "couchette" - on a night train for a reasonable $30 to $50. The Seattle Times
At high tide the boat could make for the station, but when the water was low it berthed on the Cardiganshire side, at a lower landing place, whence travellers and baggage proceeded by a little branch into Ynyslas station. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway
He earned a berth on the World team in the All-Star Game and received the ultimate plaudit from coach Darryl Sutter, who appraised Nabokov's play by admitting that, ‘I don't worry about our goaltending.’
Aft of the forward stateroom is a second port side stateroom with private entrance and what I would describe as a large single or small double berth.
When one arrives at the platform, attractive and modishly adorned stewardesses usher you to your berth.
The spherical pericarp of the bertholletia, perforated at the summit, is not dehiscent; the upper and swelled part of the columella forms (according to M. Kunth) a sort of inner cover, as in the fruit of the lecythis, but it seldom opens of itself. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2
To my mind, this is corporate cyberterrorism, corporate cybertheft if you like, and it's as repugnant as an any malicious attack on a Web site.
While Bombay is the city of the middle classes comfortable with an imperial multiculturalism in which they occupied an upper berth, Mumbai is the city of the working and lower classes. Bombs, slums, and brightly-coloured balloons « Squares of Wheat
The total quay length measures 2630m and the port offers 11 commercial shipping berths, a repair quay and a drydock.
The Ocean Marina, established south of Jomtien Beach some two decades ago, has primarily been a facility for berthing power boats, yachts and ocean-going catamarans.
Why is it so hard for them to slow down and allow a wider berth? The Sun
It is a long walk from where the ship berths past an airstrip to a tiny collection of buildings that include the local museum and adjacent café. Times, Sunday Times
When it became known that both ships had berthed in Brest, Bomber Command made them a primary target following an order from Winston Churchill.
Both of the children, agreeing their day was much better than being at school, spent several hours on the ship receiving a tour and lunch before the ship berthed.
He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties.
There's an optional excursion around this historic town before returning to the boat for overnight berth.
After the exercise the ship will sail to Palermo where she will berth with the rest of the STANAVFORMED warships.
Bertha, in her expiring effort for breath, had raised upon her knees in bed, when suddenly, as in the other case, she raised her hands, her face illumined with the 'light that is not seen upon sea or land,' and she said in a strong, clear whisper -- for her vocal cords were so involved in the diphtheritic membranes that her voice was gone completely -- 'O mamma! Doctor Jones' Picnic
There's a double bed in one bedroom and twin beds in a second plus the sofa pulls out to provide extra berths if needed. The Sun
We need a landing and a berthing port, until such time as a port in the area can facilitate such vessels.
Edward VIII frequently dined there when he was Prince of Wales, and, the night after the boats from India berthed at the London docks, there was always an influx of maharajahs.
Below deck there is a v-berth forward, port and starboard quarter berths and sitting head room.
I adopted a zig-zag pattern, defying her to predict my passage beneath her bough, gave her a wide berth once more and avoided her attack.
Now motorists are threatening to give Shell pumps a wide berth.
The extension of the canting space at deepwater berths to provide for vessels up to 450 feet long is at present in hand.
a public dock for short-term berthing of visiting vessels. Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed
Our 42-footer had four spacious cabins with doubles and two cabins with single berths.
Not removing their clothing, they venturesomely pulled off their shoes, and thereafter, in some fashion, managed to squeeze together into the same berth. The Law of the Land
However, this is a canal basin with a few barges on it, not a yachting marina where you berth a boat ready to sail.
Sabres: Washington is outclassed by short-handed Buffalo to extend Virginia Tech football pounds rival Virginia, 38-0, earns berth in ACC title gam mesothelioma cancer shatters lives. The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
Having originally left the harbour on Sunday, February 16, the ship berthed in Florida at the Maritime Museum's dock.
For ordinary boaters who just enjoyed a quiet cruise, moorage space at other marinas and clubs was not available for some years into the future, including dry berthing.
One of them directed the new arrivals to a berth exactly the right size for their boat.
Bertha “Bad Breath” Brettwaller may have been the smelliest, but she was also the fiercest and fieriest leader in the Ever After. May Bird, Warrior Princess
But Williams slogged his way through the next two to clinch a third-round berth against Scotland's Chris Small.
He knelt on the mat and raised his arms in the air, crestfallen that he had been so close to a semi-final berth - and yet so far.
I tend to give the city centre a wide berth on Saturdays because it's so busy.
Lieutenant and boat's crew put off in confusion from the sinking vessel, and begged of Commodore Ingraham to cease firing, telling him that the water was already up to the berth-deck, and that they surrendered. Illustrations of the War in America
The large white ship has 435 cabins with a lower berth capacity of 700 passengers and a crew of about the same number.
First, there is evidence to suggest that when overtaking, motorists give a wider berth to cyclists not wearing a helmet. Times, Sunday Times
Late on the evening of June 20, just thirteen days after the botched rescue, four boats slipped away from berths at the navy pier in Zamboanga City and steered north along the coastline. Jihadists in Paradise
It launches two new liners next year and if your suggestion is chosen, you win a berth on the ship 's inaugural voyage. The Sun
Its members have been checking underwater structures and helping the Coast Guard patrol the harbor whenever a cruise liner berths.
Although several yachts have berthed next to the new breakwater wall, the catamaran was the first to use the pontoons, which have been moved during the past two weeks.
She will complete round-robin play against her opponent Saturday, with the winner earning a semifinal berth.
And if she did tell the truth, Mother Berthildis would probably think her leagued with the devil. Dark Moon of Avalon
The 1974-75 Pistons were desperate to clinch a playoff berth in their next-to-last game of the season, and they did by defeating Chicago at Cobo Arena, 97-89.
If they stay in the top six, they will be guaranteed a berth in one of the four most lucrative bowl games.
You can book a berth in the marina, join the flotilla and get great views of the competing boats as they enter and leave the harbour. Times, Sunday Times
The development proposal includes a new bayside village with 800 waterfront blocks, up to 200 marina berths, a community yacht club, new beaches and waterfront parks.
The main saloon is amidships over the engine room and features a sofa along the starboard aft bulkhead that converts to a fore and aft berth.
Berth allocation problem is abstracted as Package Problem, and an integer model is presented which considered simultaneously berth and quay cranes and whose objective is minimize the generalized time.
There is adequate storage below the berths although hanging locker space is limited and there is no wet locker.
Oregon — an outpost of a program that once went nearly four decades between Rose Bowl berths — is ranked No. 1 in noncomputerized polls. College Football's Rising Middle Class
Missile one hit amidships, wrecking a set of berthing compartments.
His confusion and his ingenuous air were new delights to Bertha.
One in the middle arch, divided from the so-called Berthe by a king, was more especially interesting to Durtal because it was like Verlaine. The Cathedral
She then transferred to Sydney, where in a deepwater berth she was placed on the deck of the Swan, a ship capable of partial submersion to enable vessels to be floated on to her and raised out of the water as the Swan is pumped out.
Berthiers intrigue for him: -- old Foulon, who has now nothing to do but intrigue; who is known and even seen to be what they call a scoundrel; but of unmeasured wealth; who, from Commissariat-clerk which he once was, may hope, some think, if the game go right, to be Minister himself one day. The French Revolution
India also would be looking for a victory to book a berth in the finals as their final match is against Sri Lanka.
One of these saloons, built in 1905, had two double and seven single berths, and accommodated eleven passengers.
Mr. Mason, the mysteriously wounded house guest, stood as witness to the fact that Bertha was still alive and living at Thoriifield.
Stowage is provided in lined lockers beneath the berths.
Besides, a quota of 40 berths is allotted for each continent.
They reached the berth where his ship was currently docked.
On the 'bertha' term: lacemakers refer to the deep flounce itself as a 'Bertha'. Dress A Day Research Challenge - A Dress A Day

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