bilge water
Americannoun
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Nautical. bilge.
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Also called bilge. Slang. foolish, worthless, or offensive talk or ideas; nonsense; rubbish.
Etymology
Origin of bilge water
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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The bilge water was not processed through required pollution prevention equipment, and the illegal discharges were not recorded in the vessel’s oil record book, as required by law, prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Some suggest bilge water from passing freighters could be aggravating its spread in Turks and Caicos.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2020
Other people will do whatever is necessary to avoid the bracing onslaught of what my wife once called bilge water.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
The documents also show illegal practices were found on four other Princess ships, including use of clean ocean water to fool onboard sensors that would otherwise detect dumping of improperly contaminated bilge water.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2016
"Then speak, in Heaven's name; or I certainly shall throw myself into the bilge water," Josephine says desperately.
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Bacon, Mary Schell Hoke
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