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starting berth

starting berth noun: an appearance in a match from the kick-off.

Noun

starting berth (plural starting berths)

  1. An appearance in a match from the kick-off.
    • Pardew made five changes to the side that thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Wednesday - with players such as James Perch and Alan Smith given the chance to underline their case for a regular starting berth.2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC

Forms of starting berth

pluralstarting berths

Questions about starting berth

What does starting berth mean?
Starting berth means an appearance in a match from the kick-off.
What part of speech is starting berth?
Starting berth is a noun.
What is the plural of starting berth?
The plural of starting berth is starting berths.

Words near starting berth in the dictionary

  1. starting back
  2. starting back in
  3. starting back on
  4. starting bar
  5. starting bars
  6. starting berth
  7. starting berths
  8. starting block
  9. starting blocks
  10. starting five
  11. starting fives

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