2. Verb. (third-person singular of berth) ¹
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Definition of Berths
1. berth [v] - See also: berth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Berths
Literary usage of Berths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Railroads: Containing a Consideration of the ...by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott (1922)
"Duty to furnish means of getting in and out of berths and to keep aisles free
from obstructions.—It would be anomalous if a sleeping car company were ..."
2. The Story of the Pullman Car by Joseph Husband (1917)
"(i) the car in the daytime showing wood stove and fuel box ; (2) making up the
berths. There were no end divisions, and a thin curtain only separated the ..."
3. History of Art in Phœnicia and Its Dependencies by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1885)
"Arrangeme.1t of the berths according to Beule. at very quickly. ... Three columns
were enough for two berths. So that we arrive at a grand total, ..."
4. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"But there is one trouble: while you can seemingly '' secure '' the two lower
berths by making early application, there is no ticket as witness of it, ..."
5. The Autobiography of Leigh Hunt by Leigh Hunt (1850)
"Desiderata in accounts of voyagers.—Gunpowder.—Setting off.—Noisy navigation of
small vessels.-—Cabin and berths.—Sea-captains.—Deal pilots and boatmen. ..."
6. The Revised Statutes of the United States: Relating to Commerce, Navigation by United States (1880)
"Food, (kinds and dally allowance,i Dimensions of single berths, . badly, &c.,i .
Dimensionsof double berths, . . Locality and separation of la- How cooked, ..."
7. The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas Mountains by Henry Baker Tristram (1860)
"Not so the sleeping-berths at night. We found our dog-holes tenanted, and in vain
sent the steward to eject the B ..."
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