berth

Definitions

• A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).
• Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
• A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
• (nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
• A job or position, especially on a ship.
• (sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
• (sports) position on the field of play