"wide berth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-wide berth.ogg Forms: wide berths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wide berth (plural wide berths)
  1. (nautical) Adequate distance from sea vessels or other objects to ensure safety and maneuverability. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: adequate distance from other objects): riittävä etäisyys (used with verb pitää) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wide_berth-en-noun-k2Leteod Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 19 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: adequate distance from other objects': 74 26
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) A considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Translations (considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object): kaukana (to give a wide berth - pysyä kaukana) (Finnish), gehöriger Abstand [masculine] (German), sichere Entfernung [feminine] (German), sichere Distanz [feminine] (German), omijać szerokim łukiem [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-wide_berth-en-noun-Xx-TmRl6 Disambiguation of 'considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object': 11 89

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