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BILGES
bilges
(noun) in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
bilges
plural of bilge
Verb
bilges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bilge
Anagrams
• gibels
Source: Wiktionary
BILGE
Bilge, n. Etym: [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.]
1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
3. Bilge water. Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask.
– Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship.
– Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive.
– Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
Bilge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bilged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilging.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.
2. To bulge.
Bilge, v. t.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).
2. To cause to bulge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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