berth(1) (iou) and nutrient vessel (medicine)

berth(1) (iou)

berth noun & verb1. Orig. Nautical. Also birth. E17.
[from BEAR verb1 (sense 17) + -TH1.]
A. noun.
Nautical.
a. Sea room (to avoid hazards, swing at anchor, etc.). Usu. with specifying adjective etc.; simply, adequate sea room. E17.
give a wide berth to Nautical & gen. not go too near, steer clear of, avoid.
J. Smeaton Giving the Lighthouse a clear birth of 50 fathoms to the southward.
b. A place where a ship lies at anchor; a ship's place at a wharf. M18.
N. Shute Peter Holmes walked down to the berth occupied by H.M.A.S. Sydney.
a. Nautical. The space allotted to a ship's company for storage of belongings, eating, sleeping, etc. E18.
F. Marryat The first day in which he had entered the midshipmen's berth, and was made acquainted with his messmates.
b. transf. The proper place for something; an allotted place in a barracks, conveyance, etc. M18.
Sir W. Scott The first comer hastens to secure the best berth in the coach.
a. Nautical. A situation or office on board ship or elsewhere. E18.
J. Dos Passos He had taken a berth as donkey-engineman on a freighter bound for South America.
b. transf. A paid position of Employment; a situation, an appointment, esp. a comfortable or easy one. M18.
M. McCarthy Her background was perfect for a berth in publishing. Sunday Telegraph In ministerial quarters there are plenty of plushy berths to be filled.
a. Nautical. A sleeping-place in a ship; a long box or shelf on the side of the cabin for sleeping. L18.
Byron Passengers their berths are clapt in.
b. transf. A similar sleeping-place or bunk in a railway carriage, caravan, etc. E19.
Z. M. Pike We returned to the chief's lodge, and found a birth provided for each of us. J. Dos Passos He lay awake all night in the upper berth in the sleeper for Pittsburgh.
b. verb.
verb trans. Moor (a ship) in a suitable place. M17.
B. England A small jetty..where a boat sat sluggishly berthed.
verb intrans. Of a ship: come to mooring. M19.
J. B. Morton She will not berth like Other liners, but will turn round outside the harbour.
verb trans. Provide (a person) with a berth. M19.
verb intrans. Of a person: occupy a berth or berths. L19.
H. Wouk He was berthing below with the refugees.
berthage noun position in a berth; accommodation for mooring vessels; the dues payable for such accommodation: M19.
berthing noun1 (a) the action of the verb; (b) mooring position; accommodation in berths: E19.

nutrient vessel (medicine)

nutrient vessel -->
nutrient artery
<anatomy, artery> An artery of variable origin that supplies the medullary cavity of a long bone.

Synonym: arteria nutricia, nutrient vessel.

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