Meaning & use
berthed
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Brought a ship into a berth, or provided a sleeping place for someone.
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The cruise ship berthed at the harbor just after dawn.
The crew was berthed in narrow bunks below deck.
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"Berthed" comes from "berth," originally a nautical term for the space allotted to a ship at a wharf or anchorage.
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