bilge
IPA: bˈɪɫg
noun
- (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
- (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
- (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
- The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
verb
- (nautical, intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
- (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
- (nautical, transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.
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Examples of "bilge" in Sentences
- Long keel with fixed bilge plates.
- This story is complete and utter bilge.
- At 0042, a fire broke out in the bilges.
- Bilge keels are passive stability systems.
- The equivalent of a sump on a boat is the bilge.
- Bilge coatings are applied to protect the surfaces.
- A bilge pump is a water pump used to remove bilge water.
- A 'bilge pump' is a water pump used to remove bilge water.
- Examples are the round bilge, semi round bilge and s bottom hull.
- A wave actuated bilge pump for pumping foul bilge gases from a boat.
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