Sick Berth (Noun)
Meaning
(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The medical officer assigned the gravely injured sailor to a bed in the ship's sick berth, where he could receive round-the-clock care.
- As the illness spread through the crew, the captain had to prioritize which patients were treated in the limited space of the sick berth.
- Life at sea can be tough, and many sailors found themselves visiting the sick berth at some point during their deployment.
- Due to a lack of trained medical personnel on board, the crew was forced to evacuate their sick and injured to a hospital on shore from the sick berth.
- Despite its best efforts, the crew could only fit six bunks in the cramped quarters of the ship's sick berth.