berth
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 /ˈbɚθ/  noun  ,  pl   berths [  count  ]
  1 : a place to sleep on a ship, train, etc.
   a comfortable cabin with a deep berth
   an upper/lower berth
  2 : a place in the water near the shore where a ship stops and stays
  3 chiefly US : a place or position on a team
   She won an Olympic berth. = She earned a berth on her country's Olympic team.
   He has a starting berth on the all-star team.
  give (someone or something) a wide berth
   : to avoid or stay away from (someone or something)
    I could see that she was in a bad mood, so I gave her a wide berth.
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  verb  , berths, berthed, berth·ing
  : to bring (a ship) into a place where it can stop and stay : to bring (a ship) into a berth
   [  + obj  ] The ship was berthed at this pier.
   [  no obj  ] The ship berthed at this pier.