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bilge 1. Nautical the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom 2. the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom 3. the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge 4. the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask bilge [bilj] (naval architecture) Part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the straight vertical sides. Internally, the lowest part of the hull, next to the keelson. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| On his knees, he bored through the head of the first cask until the water rushed out upon the deck and flowed down into the bilge. It ain't no use talkin'; bein' brothers to a rich dead man and representatives of furrin heirs that's got left is the line for you and me, Bilge. The inner skin of the gas-tanks comes down to within a foot or two of my head and turns over just short of the turn of the bilges. |
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