0 present participle of berth
1 If a ship or boat berths or if you berth it somewhere, it is tied up and stays in that place:
The ship berthed at Sydney.
Simulation results indicated that the berthing task can be accomplished in accordance with the specification requirements.
Another test bed has been developed for space robot technologies, and some experimental results of a satellite berthing maneuver with a two-armed space robot have been presented.
Tankers under 15,000 tonnes deadweight do not generally take tugs unless weather conditions and berthing difficulties dictate.
Berthing fees paid during 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 were £23,824, £24,734 and £25,834 respectively.
A yacht haven—or marina, as some call it—involves close-quarter berthing at the highest possible degree of intensity.
At some point in the future we will have to cater for those circumstances by providing additional berthing facilities.
The pilotage for a berthing was quoted at £250.
There should be a restriction to keep tankers away from coasts, except when they are berthing.
