A specific segment of wharfage where a ship ties up alongside at a pier, quay, wharf, or other structure that provides a breasting surface for the vessel Typically, this structure is a stationary extension of an improved shore and intended to facilitate the transfer of cargo or passengers
If you give someone or something a wide berth, you avoid them because you think they are unpleasant, or dangerous, or simply because you do not like them. She gives showbiz parties a wide berth
When a ship berths, it sails into harbour and stops at the quay. As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard. + berthed berthed There the Gripsholm was berthed next to another ship. to bring a ship into a berth or arrive at a berth
(1) A place for a person to sleep (2) A place where the ship can be secured (3) A safe and cautious distance, such as "We gave the shark a wide berth "