berthing

Definition of berthingnext
present participle of berth
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Verb
  • One of the most exciting events is the boat-docking contest.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Next year’s Artemis III mission will launch astronauts to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • With overseeding, there's nothing anchoring those seeds down.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Rady Tower joins Prebys Cardiovascular Institute and Jacobs Medical Center, anchoring the tallest buildings in the city’s busiest medical complex on Genesee Avenue.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Berthing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berthing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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