berthing

English

Etymology

From berth + -ing.

Verb

berthing

1. present participle and gerund of berth

Noun

berthing (plural berthings)

1. (obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
2. (nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
3. A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.

Antonyms

to be brought to rest at dock

• unberthing

Coordinate terms

• docking

Translations

The occasion of a ship being brought to rest at a docking facility — see also parking

• Czech: kotvení n
• Māori: ūnga
• Spanish: amarradura (es) f, embarco (es) m, embarque (es) m

Anagrams

• brighten, bringeth