bilging

ˈbɪldʒɪŋ

Definition

Definition of bilging - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

water

Rare

leaking or letting in water

Rare

The bilging boat needed immediate repairs to stay afloat.
The bilging hull was a serious concern for the crew.
They discovered the bilging section during the routine inspection.

leaky

seeping

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Origin of bilging

Middle English, bilge (ship's hull)

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French:fuyant, ...
German:leckend, ...
Italian:infiltrante, ...
Spanish:goteando, ...
Portuguese:vazando, ...
Chinese:漏水的, ...
Japanese:漏れている, ...
Arabic:مُسَرِّب, ...
Hebrew:מְטַפְטֵף, ...
Russian:протекающий, ...
Ukrainian:протікаючий, ...
Hindi:रिसाव, ...
Bengali:জল ঢুকছে এমন, ...
Catalan:fugint aigua, ...
Czech:netěsný, ...
Danish:lækende, ...
Dutch:lek, ...
Greek:διαρρέων, ...
Hungarian:szivárgó, ...
Khmer:ជ្រាបទឹក, ...
Korean:물이 새는, ...
Persian:نشتی, ...
Polish:przeciekający, ...
Portuguese (BR):vazando, ...
Romanian:scurgându-se, ...
Swedish:läcker, ...
Thai:รั่ว, ...
Turkish:sızdıran, ...
Vietnamese:rò rỉ, ...

bilge

bɪldʒ

Definition of bilge - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ship's part

TECH.

lowest part inside a ship

TECH.

Water collected in the bilge after the storm..

bottom

hold

communication

Rare

nonsense or foolish talk

Rare

He dismissed the rumors as bilge..

drivel

nonsense

Verb

intr.

maritime

TECH.

leak water from the bottom of a ship

TECH.

The old boat began to bilge during the storm.

leak

seep

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lowest part inside a ship

Expressions with bilge

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bilge keel

fin-like keel extension that reduces rolling and improves sideways steadiness

Bilge keels helped the small vessel stay steadier in choppy seas.

bilge pump

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)

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, ...
Bengali:তলদেশ, পানি লিক করা, ...
Catalan:sentina, filtrar aigua, ...
Czech:sentina, téct, ...
Danish:bundvand, lække, ...
Dutch:scheepsruim, lekken, ...
Greek:καρίνα, διαρρέω νερό, ...
Hungarian:fenéktér, beázni, ...
Khmer:បាតទូក, លេចទឹកតាមបាតទូក, ...
Korean:선창 바닥, 물이 새다, ...
Persian:کف کشتی, نشت کرد, ...
Polish:dno statku, przeciekać, ...
Portuguese (BR):sentina, vazar, ...
Romanian:santină, a scurge apă, ...
Swedish:skeppsbotten, läcka, ...
Thai:ท้องเรือ, มีน้ำรั่ว, ...
Turkish:gemi altı, su almak, ...
Vietnamese:đáy tàu, rò rỉ, ...

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Definition of bilging - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of bilging

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Definition of bilge - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of bilge

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