Defenition of the word bilge
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Defenition of the word bilge
- The compartment at the bottom of the hull of a ship or boat where water collects so that it may be pumped out of the vessel at a later time.
- where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
- cause to leak; as of vessels
- water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
- take in water at the bilge; of vessels
- take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"
- cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
- take in water at the bilge
- cause to leak
Synonyms for the word bilge
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- bilge water
- take in water
Meronymys for the word bilge
Hyponyms for the word bilge
Hypernyms for the word bilge
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- bottom
- damage
- H2O
- leak
- underside
- undersurface
- water
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