bilge
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bilge
- /bɪld͡ʒ/
Where it comes from
Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen (“to ground or scuttle a ship”).
noun bilges
- The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. […] water deluged into the cockpit and Niagaraed into the bilge. Only constant use of the pump kept the floorboards from going adrift.
- The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
- Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. talk bilge
- The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
verb bilges · bilging · bilged
- To spring a leak in the bilge.
- To bulge or swell.
- To break open the bilge(s) of.
Translations
Every language
noun rounded portion of a ship's hull
| Español | sentina |
|---|---|
| עברית | שִׁפּוּלַיִם shipulayim |
noun lowest inner part of a ship's hull
| Français | fond de cale, sentine |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Bilge |
| Italiano | sentina |
| Ελληνικά | σεντίνα sentína |
| Русский | дни́ще dníšče |
| العربية | جَمَّة jamma, إِنْكِلِيَّة ʔinkiliyya |
| עברית | שִׁפּוּלַיִם shipulayim |
noun bilge water
| Français | eau de cale |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Bilgewasser |
| Italiano | sentina |
| Ελληνικά | σεντινόνερο sentinónero |
| עברית | מִי שִׁפּוּלַיִם mey shipulayim |
noun nonsense
| Italiano | fesserie, idiozie, sciocchezze |
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