bilges

Definition of Bilges in English :

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Noun

1. bilges

in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bilges

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noun

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

Bilges

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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.

water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty

also bilge water

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

Bilges

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n.

1. Nautical

a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.

b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.

2. Bilge water.

3. Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

4. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

v. bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es

v.intr.

1. Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge.

2. To bulge or swell.

v.tr.

Nautical To break open the bilge of.

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