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Berth.

A sleeping-space of limited dimensions on board ship or on a railway-car. It consists of a box or shelf, usually permanent on shipboard, occupying a space against the wall of a state-room or cabin.

In railway-cars berths are usually made at two elevations; the lower one is made up by bridging the space between two adjacent seats, the upper berth by letting down a shelf from above. See sleeping-car.

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