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Meanings of upper berth in English

The higher of two berths.

Synonyms
Examples for "upper"
Examples for "upper"
1
Background: Ulnar-sided wrist pain is a common problem in the upper extremity.
Pubmed
2
The upper house, or Council of States, approved the treaty earlier today.
The Irish Times
3
He had episodes of hemolytic crisis several times after upper respiratory infection.
Pubmed
4
City have enjoyed the upper hand over Chelsea in the past year.
The Guardian
5
It was common in all levels of society, including the upper crust.
The Secret Crown (2010)
Usage of upper berth in English
1
Proctor had an upper berth and employed a ladder to reach it.
The new yorker
2
As for me, I had gotten an upper berth and felt satisfied.
The Burial of the Guns
3
Russ and Laddie were in the upper berth over daddy and Mun Bun.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's
4
And already in the upper berth of her compartment Mrs. Thesiger was asleep.
Running Water
5
I could hear my room-mate turn over in the upper berth.
Wandering Ghosts
6
He was in an upper berth of that little old steamer.
Bunker Bean
7
Hillyard smiled to himself and took down his bag from the upper berth.
The Summons
8
The Westerner turned away and swung back to his upper berth.
The Big-Town Round-Up
9
She was standing with her arms folded on the upper berth breast high.
The Grey Lady
10
The car being crowded, I had been forced to accept an upper berth.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
11
He looked into the upper berth, but his roommate was gone.
Driven from Home; Or, Carl Crawford's Experience
12
In the end, they both settle it by climbing into the upper berth.
The new yorker
13
He can take the upper berth in the cook's cabin.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
14
The curtains of the upper berth were still closely drawn.
Wandering Ghosts
15
My reading lantern, which had been placed in the upper berth, was suddenly extinguished.
Wandering Ghosts
16
As I turned back I glanced at the upper berth.
Wandering Ghosts
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Upper berth through the time
Upper berth across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common