berthing

English

Etymology

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

• Maori: ūnga

Anagrams

• brighten, bringeth