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Bilge Water
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Bilge Water
see synonyms of bilge waternoun
1. nautical
the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom
2. (often plural)
the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom
3. Also called: bilgewater
the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge
4. informal
silly rubbish; nonsense
5.
the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask
verb
6. (intransitive) nautical
(of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge
7. (transitive) nautical
to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak
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Bilge Water
see synonyms of bilge water noun
1.
the bulge of a barrel or cask
2.
the rounded, lower exterior part of a ship's hull
3.
a. [also pl.]
the bottommost interior part of a ship
b.
also bilge water water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty
4. Slang
worthless or silly talk or writing; nonsense
verb transitiveWord forms: bilged or ˈbilging
5.
to damage the bottom of (a ship) so that water enters
verb intransitive
6.
to suffer such damage
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Bilge Water
see synonyms of bilge watern.
1. Water that collects and stagnates in the bilge of a ship.
2. Slang Nonsense.
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