Definition of bilge - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
ship's partTECH. lowest part inside a shipTECH.
- Water collected in the bilge after the storm..
2.
- He dismissed the rumors as bilge..
Verb
maritimeTECH. leak water from the bottom of a shipTECH.
- The old boat began to bilge during the storm.
Images of bilge
lowest part inside a ship
Expressions with bilge
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fin-like keel extension that reduces rolling and improves sideways steadiness
Bilge keels helped the small vessel stay steadier in choppy seas.
device for removing water from the bilge of a ship
The crew checked the bilge pump regularly to prevent flooding.
Origin of bilge
Middle Dutch, bilge (belly) + -e (noun suffix)
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Examples of bilge in a sentence
Debris accumulated in the bilge over time. His explanation was pure bilge. Don't believe that bilge; it's all made up. The crew worked quickly to bilge the water out. We need to bilge the ship to keep it afloat.
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- French:cale, prendre l'eau, ...
- German:Bilge, lecken, ...
- Italian:sentina, imbarcare acqua, ...
- Spanish:sentina, hacer agua, ...
- Portuguese:sentina, fazer água, ...
- Chinese:舱底, 漏水, ...
- Japanese:ビルジ, 浸水する, ...
- Arabic:عَنْبَر القَاع, سَرَّبَ, ...
- Hebrew:בִּילְג, לְהַדְלִיף מִתַּחְתִּית הַסְּפִינָה, ...
- Russian:трюм, протекать, ...
- Ukrainian:трюм, протікати, ...
- Hindi:तलछट, रिसना, ...
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