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bilge
[ bilj ]
noun
- Nautical.
- either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
- Also bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
- Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
- Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- Slang. bilge water ( def 2 ).
- the widest circumference or belly of a cask.
verb (used without object)
, bilged, bilg·ing.
- Nautical.
- to leak in the bilge.
- (of white paint) to turn yellow.
- to bulge or swell out.
verb (used with object)
, bilged, bilg·ing.
- Nautical. to damage (a hull bottom) so as to create an entry for seawater.
bilge
/ bɪldʒ /
noun
- nautical the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom
- often plural the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom
- Also calledbilge water the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge
- informal.silly rubbish; nonsense
- the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask
verb
- intr nautical (of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge
- tr nautical to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak
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Derived Forms
- ˈbilgy, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bilge1
C16: probably a variant of bulge
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Example Sentences
This resembled the old bilge-water of a ship for foulness, but both men and oxen drank of it with avidity.
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An external bilge keel about 300 feet long and 25 inches deep was fitted along the bilge amidships.
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Then at last it came alongside, and he crawled cautiously down the curve of the bilge and secured it.
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Along about sunrise Mr. Pellett stirred in the bilge and raised a peagreen face.
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Her passenger spent the night praying in the bilge; and as for her commander, he left no report.
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