| 单词 |
berthing |
| 释义 |
▪ I. berthing, vbl. n.1|ˈbɜːθɪŋ|
[f. berth v.1]
1. a. The action of mooring or placing a ship in a berth or harbour.
1800Colquhoun Comm. Thames x. 287 Jurisdiction..respecting the birthing or placing of Vessels.
b. The occupation of a berth or mooring position; also, mooring position.
1891Daily News 15 July 5/8 There being a high wind from the north north-east..the berthing was very uncomfortable for the..launches. 1906Westm. Gaz. 9 July 4/2 Berthing accommodation will be provided for about 300 boats. 1908Ibid. 26 May 9/1 The..Railway Company's boats..have changed their berthing from North Wall to Carlisle Pier. 1909Daily Chron. 6 Dec. 6/7 They..came up practically to the berthing which the Ellan Vannin used to occupy.
2. The arrangement of berths or the provision of sleeping accommodation; accommodation in berths.
1863S. B. Luce Seamanship (ed. 2) xvi. 297 Berthing requires the earliest attention, and the operation may be facilitated by having a plan of the decks. a1871C. F. Hall Polar Exp. (1876) 123 The special object of these [changes] was the economy of fuel, and the berthing of the whole crew below deck.
▪ II. ˈberthing, vbl. n.2
[f. berth v.2 + -ing1.]
The upright planking of the sides and various partitions of a ship; esp. the planking outside above the sheer-stroke, the bulwark.
1706Phillips, Birthing, a Term us'd at Sea, when the Ship's sides are rais'd, or brought up. c1850Rudim. Navig. (Weale) 107 It is the berthing or hood round the ladder⁓way. 1869E. J. Reed Ship Build. xii. 240 A plate-rail is fitted upon the top of the frames, and supports the hammock berthing. 1883Pall Mall G. 20 Nov. 7/2 An able seaman..fell from the maintopmast rigging, and pitched on the berthing of the ship's side. |
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