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Bilges
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
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noun
- 1
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- 2
The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
- 3
The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
- 4
Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
verb
- 1
To spring a leak in the bilge.
- 2
To bulge or swell.
- 3
To break open the bilge(s) of.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bilges"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| take in waterverb | Alternative form of take on water. [(of a ship, boat, or other watercraft) To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.] |
| bilge waternoun | water accumulated in the bilge of a ship |
| chocksnoun | Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. |
| docksnoun | A collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices |
| holdsverb | (transitive) To grasp or grip. |
| shimsnoun | A wedge. |
| spaces | a virtual desktop feature of Mac OS X, introduced in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. |
| wedgesnoun | One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering. |
| bilge pumpnoun | (nautical) A small pump fitted in ships and boats to pump the bilges clear of water. |
| lazarettenoun | Obsolete spelling of lazaret. [Synonym of lazaretto.] |
| antifoulingnoun | Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats. |
| trysailnoun | (nautical) A small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather. |
| maceratornoun | A machine that reduces solids to small pieces. |
| davitsnoun | (nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship. |
| carboynoun | A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids. |
| mizzennoun | (nautical) Mizzenmast. |
| forepeaknoun | (nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow. |
| halyardsnoun | (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard. |
| scowsnoun | A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends. |
| degreasenoun | (transitive) To remove grease from something. |
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